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    The values needed to determine the energy of an electron in a many-electron atom are

    Azimuthal quantum number
    Principal quantum number

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    Principal Quantum number denoted by n tells about the distance of an electron from the nucleus and as n increases energy increase.

    In the many-electron atoms, the energy of an orbital depends on l as well, the energy increasing as l increases even when n is constant.

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