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The atomic states with principal quantum number 4 can have orbital angular momentum quantum numbers from -4 to 4. Hence there are 9 possible values of the orbital angular momentum quantum number. Each electron can have spin +1/2 or -1/2, so each of the states specified by a given orbital angular momentum quantum number can have at most two electrons in the state without violating Pauli's exclusion principle.

So, in sum, there are 18 possible states for an electron with principal quantum number 4.

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