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Q.

How many electrons can fit in the orbital for which n=3 and  I=1

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a

2

b

6

c

10

d

14

answer is A.

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n= 3, l= 1 is 3p orbital; any orbital can accommodate a maximum of 2 electrons.
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(2) p- subshell contains 3 orbitals px, py, pz and maximum number of electrons accommodated is 3x2=6
(3) d- subshell contains 5 orbitals dxy, dyzdxzdx2y2,dz2 and each orbital can accommodate 2 electrons, maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in d-subshell=2x5=10
(4) f- subshell contains 7 orbitals and each orbital can accommodate 2 electrons, maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in f- subshell =7x2=14

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