Two of the three electrons in a lithium atom have quantum numbers of n = 1, l = 0, ml = 0, ms = +1/2 and n = 1, l = 0, ml = 0, ms = -1/2 . What quantum numbers can the third electron have if the atom is in (a) its ground state and (b) its first excited state

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Two of the three electrons in a lithium atom have quantum numbers of n = 1, = 0, m= 0, ms = +1/2 and n = 1, = 0, ml = 0, ms = -1/2 . What quantum numbers can the third electron have if the atom is in (a) its ground state and (b) its first excited state

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