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For the hydrogen shell
n
=
3
n = 3
n
=
3
, the orbital degeneracy is the sum of
(
2
l
+
1
)
(2l+1)
(
2
l
+
1
)
over
l
=
0
,
1
,
2
l = 0,1,2
l
=
0
,
1
,
2
, and each orbital state holds 2 spin states. What is the total number of states (including spin)?
16 (=
2
n
2
2n^2
2
n
2
with n... miscounted)
18
6 (=
2
n
2n
2
n
)
9 (orbital only, no spin)
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