Given the question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The magnetic quantum number , signified as , describes the orbital orientation in space. Electrons can be situated in one of three planes in three dimensional space around a given nucleus and . For a given value of the angular momentum quantum number , there can be values for . As an example:. Q: What is the term for the number that describes an electron's orbital orientation in space? Choices: - magnetic electron number - relative quantum number - imaging quantum number - magnetic quantum number A:
The answer is:
magnetic quantum number