And we know that n describes the total energy, that total binding energy of the electron, so the total energy is going to be equal to potential energy plus kinetic energy.

我们知道，n是描述总能量的，电子总的结合能，所以总能量，等于,势能加动能。

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So if we say that l is just talking about our kinetic energy part, our rotational kinetic energy, and we know that electrons have potential energy, then it makes sense that l, in fact, can never go higher than n.

如果我们说，l仅仅是,描述动能项，我们的旋转动能，我们知道，电子有势能，所以可以理解，l不能比n高。

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And, in fact, it can't even reach n, because then we would have no potential energy at all in our electron, which is not correct.

事实上，它连n都达不到，因为如果那样的话,电子就没有势能了，这是不可能的。

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