Q. Maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in’p’ orbital :

A
18
B
8
C
6
D
2
Solution:

ach principal energy level above the first contains one s orbital and three p orbitals. A set of three p orbitals, called the p sublevel, can hold a maximum of six electrons. Therefore, the second level can contain a maximum of eight electrons – that is, two in the s orbital and 6 in the three p orbitals.

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