How many electrons can s,p,d,f hold?

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Junaid Mirza
May 9, 2018

2, 6, 10, 14 respectively

Explanation:

If ℓ is the angular quantum number of subshell then maximum electrons it can hold is 2(2 ℓ + 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

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