Which Orbitals Do These Quantum Numbers Describe?

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For the pairs below, I need to name the orbital they describe... I just am checking that I am on the right track:

a) n=5, l=0 >> 5s
b) n=3, l=1 >> 3p
c) n=4, l=2 >> 4d


if those are not correct, can someone lead me in the right direction?
 
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Yeap, when l=0, the orbital is s.
l=1... Orbital p
l=2... Orbital d
l=3... Orbital f
l=4... Orbital g
and so on...