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This is just a short question about angular momentum quantum numbers, not a homework problem.
So in my textbook it states that the letters s,p,d,f correspond to the angular momentum quantum numbers 0,1,2,3 respectively. But what if l = 5? Then what letter to use?
The book does say that n can be up to infinity, which means l can also be up to infinity? Therefore l = 5 should be possible but what's the letter to represent it in the electronic configurations?
So in my textbook it states that the letters s,p,d,f correspond to the angular momentum quantum numbers 0,1,2,3 respectively. But what if l = 5? Then what letter to use?
The book does say that n can be up to infinity, which means l can also be up to infinity? Therefore l = 5 should be possible but what's the letter to represent it in the electronic configurations?