Angular Momentum of a hydrogen atom in the 7f state

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Homework Statement


A hydrogen atom is in the 7f state.
What is the magnitude of its orbital angular momentum?

Homework Equations



L=sqrt(L(L+1)hbar

The Attempt at a Solution


L= Sqrt(3(3+1)Hbar)
1.41hbar (we want J*S)

1.41*1.054*10^-34

1.47*10^-34J*S
 
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Noreturn said:
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2. Homework Equations

L=sqrt(L(L+1)hbar
Note that you have two left parentheses but only one right parenthesis.
3. The Attempt at a Solution
L= Sqrt(3(3+1)Hbar)
1.41hbar (we want J*S)
Did you want the hbar to be inside the square root?
I don't see how you got the 1.41 from the previous line. What number are you taking the square root of?
 
No sorry, so the anwser I got was 1.41 hbar.

So I ended up getting sqrt(3(4))hbar

sqrt(12)
or 3.46 h bar

So sorry guess 1.41 was wrong. However even with 3.56 or 3.6*10^-34 J*s was still wrong
 
Your work looks correct, now. But maybe you need to be accurate to three significant figures in your answer. Don't round off until the end.
 

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