How many electrons can s,p,d,f hold? Chemistry Electron Configuration s,p,d,f Orbitals 1 Answer Junaid Mirza May 9, 2018 2, 6, 10, 142,6,10,14 respectively Explanation: If ℓℓ is the angular quantum number of subshell then maximum electrons it can hold is 2(2 ℓ + 1)2(2ℓ+1) underline(bb("Sub-shell" color(white)(.....) ℓ color(white)(.....) "Maximum electrons")) color(white)(.....)"s" color(white)(..............) 0 color(white)(............) 2(2(0) + 1) = 2 color(white)(.....)"p" color(white)(...............) 1 color(white)(............) 2(2(1) + 1) = 6 color(white)(.....)"d" color(white)(...............) 2 color(white)(............) 2(2(2) + 1) = 10 color(white)(.....)"f" color(white)(....._........) 3 color(white)(............) 2(2(3) + 1) = 14 Answer link Related questions How many atomic orbitals are there in the 4p sublevel? How many atomic orbitals are there in a g subshell? Why are s orbitals non directional? How many p-orbitals are occupied in a K atom? How many p-orbitals are occupied in a N atom? How many electrons can an f orbital have? How many electrons can there be in a p orbital? How many electrons can ap orbital hold? How many electrons can an s orbital have? How many electrons can a d orbital have? See all questions in s,p,d,f Orbitals Impact of this question 153167 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License