different atomic sublevels have different numbers of orbitals for electrons.
s=2
p=6
d=10
f=14
but each prinicple energy level can hold more electrons than the last
p1=2
p2=8
p3=18
p4=32
p5=50
p6=72
p7=98
The maximum number of S orbitals possible is 1. S orbitals have a spherical shape and can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
The third shell can hold a maximum of 18 orbitals. This includes one 3s orbital, three 3p orbitals, and five 3d orbitals, totaling nine orbitals. Each orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
Thus the total number of atomic orbitals in the fourth energy level of an atom is 16.
The maximum number of electrons that can exist in 4f orbitals is 14.-pg. 110 Modern Chemistry table 2:)
There are 14 orbitals in the f block. This is because each f sublevel can hold a maximum of 7 orbitals, with each orbital being able to hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
The d sublevel consists of five orbitals that can hold a maximum of two electrons each. The total maximum number of electrons that the d sublevel can hold is 10 electrons.
The F sublevel has a total of seven orbitals, each capable of holding a maximum of two electrons. Therefore, the maximum number of electrons that can exist in the F sublevel is 14 (7 orbitals × 2 electrons per orbital).
The maximum number of electrons in the 2p sublevel is 6. The p sublevel has three orbitals, each of which can take two electrons.
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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.
The s sub-level can hold a maximum of two electrons; , p a maximum of 6; d, a maximum of 10 and f, a maximum of 14 (although the f sub-level is only present in the lanthanide and actanide series).