Consider a Rb atom, which set of quantum numbers could represent the last electron added.  n=4, l=1, ml=1, ms=-1/2 n=4, l=1, ml=-1, ms=+1/2 n=5, l=0, ml=0, ms=+1/2 n=5, l=1, ml=0, ms=-1/2

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Consider a Rb atom, which set of quantum numbers could represent the last electron added. 

n=4, l=1, ml=1, ms=-1/2

n=4, l=1, ml=-1, ms=+1/2

n=5, l=0, ml=0, ms=+1/2

n=5, l=1, ml=0, ms=-1/2

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