What are the possible values of n and ml for an electron in a 5d orbital?

The answer to your question is n = 5, l = 2, m can be -2, -1, 0, 1 or 2

Explanation:

Data

orbital = 5d

values of n, l, m

Process

1.- Determine the value of n

n is the coefficient of the orbital, in this problem n = 5

2.- Determine the value of l

l takes values depending in the sublevel of energy,

if the sublevel is s  then l = 0

                           p          l = 1

                           d          l = 2

                           f           l = 3

For this problem l = 2

3.- Determine the value of m

when l = 2, m takes values of -2, - 1, 0, 1 or 2

in scientific notation, the value of the  speed of light in a vacuum

  will be written as 2.995 * 10^8. when this value is represented in the form of

  a * 10^b, then, a = 2.995 and b = 8.

the value of the speed of light in a vacuum given above can also be rounded up to approximately 300000000. in this case, the scientific notation will be written as 3 *10^8.