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There can be a maximum of 6 p electrons in any one principle energy level. This is because there are 3 p orbitals (each holding a maximum of 2 electrons) available in each energy level.
1s orbital 3P, 5d, and 7f in discovered elements
The maximum number of electrons that can exist in 4f orbitals is 14.-pg. 110 Modern Chemistry table 2:)
Thus the total number of atomic orbitals in the fourth energy level of an atom is 16.
The maximum number of S orbitals possible is 1. S orbitals have a spherical shape and can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
The tendency of electrons is to occupy orbitals of lowest energy first, in accordance with the aufbau principle. This principle states that electrons fill orbitals from lowest to highest energy levels in order to achieve the most stable electron configuration.
In any orbital the maximum number of electrons is 2 of opposite spin. The following is a list of the different types of orbitals and the maximum nuber of electrons each type can contain. s-orbitals: one orbital, containing 2 electrons p-orbitals: three (px, py, pz) containing 6 in total d-orbitals: five, containing 10 f-orbitals: seven containing 14
D has 5 orbitals and can be filled with up to 10 electrons.
principal energy level (n)= 3 Number of orbitals per level(n2)= 9 it equals 9 because it is n2 (32=9) n=1. 1 orbital n=2. 4 orbitals n=3. 9 orbitals n=4. 16 orbitals n=5. 25 orbitals n=6. 36 orbitalsn=7. 49 orbitals
There are a total of four orbitals that can exist at the second main energy level: one s orbital and three p orbitals. The second main energy level corresponds to the n=2 energy level in an atom according to the Aufbau principle.
Each of the p orbitals can hold 2 electrons due to the Pauli exclusion principle. Because there are 3 p orbitals in a given subshell, the overall p subshell can hold 6 electrons.