5
The 3rd period contains 2 of the 3 orbitals for the third sublevel. It has the s and p orbitals in it.
There are five d orbitals in one energy level. These orbitals are designated as dxy, dyz, dxz, dz2, and dx2-y2. Each d orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
6 electrons in 3 orbitals of p-sublevel: px, py and pz
5
5
5
There are five different d orbitals within the 3d sublevel: 3dz², 3dxz, 3dyz, 3dx²-y², and 3dxy.
All p sublevels contain three orbitals, including the 4p sublevel.
5 orbitals
7 Orbitals
There are one 3s orbital, three 3p orbitals, and five 3d sublevels.
There are 7 orbitals in the f sublevel. These orbitals are designated as 4f, 5f, 6f, 7f, 8f, 9f, and 10f.
3
3
In an f sublevel, there can be a maximum of 7 orbitals. Each orbital can hold up to 2 electrons, resulting in a total capacity of 14 electrons within the f sublevel.
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.