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How many electrons can fit into each orbital?
How many electrons can fit into each type of subshell?
So you can use quantum numbers
If the principal quantum number equals zero, then there are no orbitals. If the principal quantum number equals
one, then the angular momentum quantum number will equal zero, and the magnetic quantum number will equal
zero, which means that there is one orbital. Because there is one orbital, this subshell can hold two electrons. If
the principal quantum number equals two, then the angular momentum quantum number will equal zero or one,
and the magnetic quantum number will equal negative one, zero, or one, which means that there are three
orbitals. Because there are three orbitals, this subshell can hold six electrons. If the principal quantum number
equals three, then the angular momentum quantum number will equal zero, one or two, and the magnetic
quantum number will equal either negative two, negative one, zero, one, or two, which means that there are five
orbitals. Because there are five orbitals, this subshell can hold blah blah blah…
In short, the number of orbitals is determined by the magnetic
quantum number. Multiply the number of orbitals by two to get the
number of electrons.
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*s orbital holds
up to two
electrons
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* 6 letters
* p orbital can hold maximum of 6 electrons
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6 Electrons
* 10 letters
* d orbital can hold maximum of 10 electrons
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* 14 letters
* f orbital can hold maximum of 14 electrons
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