There can only be 2 electrons in each single orbital, and they will be on opposite sides of the electron cloud (orbital).
Orbitals don't contain elements. The elements each have specific orbitals based on the number of electrons it has. All of the elements have at least one s orbital. Hydrogen being the simplest element has one electron in the 1s orbital. The s orbital can contain a maximum of 2 electrons.
There is one subshell in the f orbital, which can hold a maximum of 14 electrons. This subshell has seven orbitals: 5f with each of the orbitals capable of holding 2 electrons.
How many atoms / electron clouds does helium have ?
s contains one orbital with a maximum of 2 electrons p contains three orbitals with a maximum of 6 electrons d contains five orbitals with a maximum of 10 electrons f contains seven orbital with a maximum of 14 electrons
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
Each orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.
2 electrons is the maximum number for an single orbital.
Any orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons
An atom can have only one 1s orbital. This orbital can hold up to a maximum of 2 electrons.
Orbitals don't contain elements. The elements each have specific orbitals based on the number of electrons it has. All of the elements have at least one s orbital. Hydrogen being the simplest element has one electron in the 1s orbital. The s orbital can contain a maximum of 2 electrons.
2 electrons is the maximum number for an single orbital.
2 ELECTRONS in one orbital. (An electron can only be in one orbital at once)
There is one subshell in the f orbital, which can hold a maximum of 14 electrons. This subshell has seven orbitals: 5f with each of the orbitals capable of holding 2 electrons.
There is one 7s orbital with two sub-orbitals: 7s(+1/2) and 7s(-1/2) . A picture of this 7s orbital is in 'Related links'
There is 1 5s orbital
Helium has only two electrons, and they share one orbital (forming a complementary pair).
The maximum number of electrons that can occupy the 2s orbital is 2. This is because the s orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, following the Pauli exclusion principle which states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of quantum numbers.