Why is my spectroscopic notation answer wrong for n=4?

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Homework Statement



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The Attempt at a Solution


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopic_notation
no idea why I'm wrong? does the n=4 make it go into the next orbital or something?
Thanks
 
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