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Which characteristic is given by the principal quantum number?
orbital size
orbital mass
orbital shape
orbital orientation
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Orbital size.
The principal quantum number n specifies the energy level/shell and largely determines the average distance (size) of an electron orbital from the nucleus. (Orbital shape is given by the azimuthal quantum number l; orientation by m_l; mass is not determined by quantum numbers.)
The principal quantum number n specifies the energy level/shell and largely determines the average distance (size) of an electron orbital from the nucleus. (Orbital shape is given by the azimuthal quantum number l; orientation by m_l; mass is not determined by quantum numbers.)
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