An electron cannot have the quantum numbers n = ________,l = ________,m_l = ________. A)2, 0, 0 B)2, 1, -1 C)3, 1, -1 D)1, 1, 1 E)3, 2, 1

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The quantum numbers for an electron are defined as follows: n (principal quantum number), l (azimuthal or angular momentum quantum number), and ml (magnetic quantum number). The rules for these numbers are: n can be any positive integer, l can be any integer from 0 to n-1, and ml can range from -l to +l. Option D is incorrect because if n = 1, then l can only be 0 (since l ranges from 0 to n-1), making the combination of n=1, l=1 impossible.

An Electron Cannot Have the Quantum Numbers N = ________,L