11. What is the maximum number of electrons that an atomic orbital can contain?

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Heidi Mcdonald

Chemistry

7 April, 15:48

11. What is the maximum number of electrons that an atomic orbital can contain?

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Marquise Little · Answer 1

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Explanation:

Each orbital can hold two electrons. One spin-up and one spin-down.

Darion Bauer · Answer 2

2. Orbitals of equivalent energy are grouped in sublevels. Each orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons. When in a magnetic field, the two electrons in a particular orbital differ very slightly in energy because of a property called electron spin.

11. What is the maximum number of electrons that an atomic orbital can contain?23281

11. What is the maximum number of electrons that an atomic orbital can contain?

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