| A | B |
| n = 3; l = 3 | no (l can only = 2, 1, or 0) |
| 3s | possible |
| 2d | no (d starts on the 3rd energy level) |
| n = 0; ml = 0 | no (n has to be a whole number starting with 1) |
| n = 10 | possible |
| 3px | possible |
| 3dyz | possible |
| n = 4; ms = -1/2 | possible |
| 7 | possible |
| 3f | not possible |
| 6p | possible |
| n = 4; l = 3; ml = -4 | not possible (ml = +3 through -3) |
| n = 7; l = 0; ms = -1 | not possible (ms = -1/2 or +1/2) |
| n = 5; ml = -1 | possible |
| n = 7; ml = -7 | not possible (ml must be equal to +6 through -6)) |
| n = 4; l = -3; ml = 0 | not possible (l = 2, 1, or 0) |
| n = 6; l = 0; ml = -5 | not possible (if l = 0; then ml = 0) |
| n = 4; l = 2; ml = -3 | not possible (if l = 2 then ml = +2 through -2 only) |
| 0 | not possible (cannot have a 0 energy level) |
| n = 7; ml = -3; ms = +1/2 | possible |
| 3 | possible |
| 5g | possible |
| 8dxy | possible |
| 4g | not possible (g starts on the 5th energy level) |
| 9p | possible |
| n = 8; l = 7; ml = -6 | possible |
| n = 9; ms = -1 | not possible (ms = -1/2 or +1/2 only) |
| n = 0; l = 0; ml = 0; ms = +1/2 | not possible (n = 1...) |
| n = 6; ml = -6 | not possible (ml = -5 through +5 only) |
| n = 8; ms = -1/2 | possible |
| n = 4; l = 1 | possible |
| n = 3; l = -2 | not possible (l = 2, 1, or 0 only) |
| 5py | possible |
| 1px | not possible |
| n = 2; l = 2; ms = -1/2 | not possible (l = 1 or 0 only) |
| n = 3; l = 1; ms = +1/2 | possible |
| 2dxy | not possible (d starts on 3rd energy level) |
| 6f | possible |
| n = 7; l = 2; ml = -2 | possible |
| n = 8; ml = -7; ms = -1/2 | possible |