I got this wrong on my Chemistry quiz, but it may be on the upcoming test. The answer is 3, but I answered 6 on the quiz. Why is it 3? I just went by the 1s2/ 2s2 2p6/ 3s2 3p6 I thought it was 6 because that is what the maximun in the p.
Ahhhhhhhhh-help please?
2007-10-11 19:02:05 · 6 answers · asked by Boo Radley 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The 2p6, 3p6 and whatever mean that the amount of electrons in the p sub shell is 6. Since the electrons come in pairs, there must be 3 orbitals to care for them. The same in an s sub shell, there will be only 2 electrons to be accommodated in it, for the sub shell s accounts for only 1 orbital. The magic therefore is: two electrons per orbital. Are there 5 d orbitals? Fine! They will be able to accommodate 10 electrons. With opposite spins, of course.
2007-10-11 19:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Stanlei K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-11 19:11:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
List the number of orbitals in each subshell.
2016-10-03 08:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by Olusegun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three orbitals in P-subshell
2016-03-24 18:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Mysterious 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Each orbital can hold two electrons and so the number of orbitals in a subshell is always half of the total number of electrons the subshells can hold. For example, the p orbital can hold 6 electrons, but since electrons are in pairs, there are only 3 orbitals. 3 orbitals x 2 electrons/orbital = 6 electrons in the p subshell
2007-10-11 19:18:02 · answer #5 · answered by snowflakez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
P Subshell
2016-11-13 04:05:42 · answer #6 · answered by graneau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋