How many orbitals in an atom could have these sets of quantum numbers?
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How many orbitals in an atom could have these sets of quantum numbers?
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The s s -subshell has only one orbital while the p p -subshell has three orbitals. Thus, a total of four orbitals are present which can contain a maximum of 4×2 4 × 2 = 8 8 electrons. So eight electrons can have this quantum number.