Orbital Angular Momentum: An atom has completely filled inner shells and a single valence electron in an excited p state. The filled inner shells have an orbital momentum equal to zero. What is the magnitude of the orbital angular momentum of the atom?

A. 1.0 
B. 1.2 
C. 1.4 
D. 1.7 
E. 2.0 


Answer: C

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