| Quantum Numbers | ||||
| Principal QN | n | pos integers starting at 1 - max =7 | ||
| Angular Momentum QN | l | zero to n-1 | ||
| Magnetic QN | m | "-l to zero to +l | ||
| Spin QN | s | "+ 1/2 or - 1/2 | ||
| if n = 1 | first energy level | |||
| l = 0 | s sublevel | |||
| m = 0 | one orientation | |||
| if n = 2 | second energy level | |||
| l = 0 | s sublevel | |||
| m = 0 | one orientation | |||
| l = 1 | p sublevel | |||
| m = -1 | three orientations | |||
| m = 0 | ||||
| m = +1 | ||||
| if n = 3 | third energy level | |||
| l = 0 | s sublevel | |||
| m = 0 | one orientation | |||
| l = 1 | p sublevel | |||
| m = -1 | three orientations | |||
| m = 0 | ||||
| m = +1 | ||||
| l = 2 | d sublevel | |||
| m = -2 | five orientations | |||
| m = -1 | ||||
| m = 0 | ||||
| m = +1 | ||||
| m = +2 | ||||