How many electrons can occupy the p orbitals at each energy level?
1 Answer
Nov 25, 2017
6
Explanation:
There are three types of p-orbital and each orbital can hold two electrons, thus 6 electrons can occupy the 'p-orbitals' before breaking Pauli's Exclusion principle.
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