memorizing ms values for d orbitals?

[echoyjeff222]

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Do i need to memorize the ml values for the d orbitals?

sorry about title, meant the ml numbers!

 

[funtertaining15]

Do i need to memorize the ml values for the d orbitals?

sorry about title, meant the ml numbers!

Prob. Not.

 

[Czarcasm]

Do i need to memorize the ml values for the d orbitals?

sorry about title, meant the ml numbers!

There's no need to memorize the ml values if you understand the trend: s-orbitals: 0 (1 subshell) p-orbitals: -1, 0, 1 (3 subshells) d-orbitals: -2,-1,0,1,2 (5 subshells). It's a totally reasonable question to ask and worth understanding imo.

 

[echoyjeff222]

I meant like these things:

 

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For those, no.