Which of the following gives the correct possible values of I for n = 4?

A) 0,1,2,3

B) - 4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4

C) 0,1,2,3,4

The highest probability an electron resides in can be explained by 4 types of quantum numbers.

First is the principal quantum number - n, this is the energy level / shell that electrons reside in.

Next is the angular momentum quantum number - l, this describes the subshells, the types of orbitals in the corresponding energy level.

values for l are from 0 to n-1

third is magnetic quantum number - m - that gives the orientations of the orbitals and the specific orbitals in the subshells.

fourth is spin quantum number - s - gives the spin of the electrons in the orbital.

when n = 4, values of l are from 0 to n - 1

since n - 1 - - - > 4 - 1 - - - > 3

values of l are 0,1,2,3