Chemistry: Principles and Practice (3rd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0534420125
ISBN 13: 978-0-53442-012-3

Chapter 7 - Electronic Structure - Questions and Exercises - Questions - Page 284: 7.18

Answer

The p subshell has three orbitals, and each can have a maximum of two electron per Pauli's exclusion principle. Hence, the 3 orbitals in the p subshell can have a total of 6 electrons.

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The p subshell has three orbitals, and each can have a maximum of two electron per Pauli's exclusion principle. Hence, the 3 orbitals in the p subshell can have a total of 6 electrons.
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