Interpretation:
To match the given statements with given options.
Concept introduction:
Principle quantum number (n): It is denoted by ‘n’ and it represents the energy level of an electron.
Orbital
Each value of ‘l’ represents the subshell and each subshell has its unique shape as:
- l= 0 = ‘s’ subshell = spherical in shape
- l= 1 = ‘p’ subshell = dumbbell shape
- l= 2 = ‘d’ subshell = double dumbbell shape
Therefore, we can say:
- s subshell contains 1 orbital.
- p subshell contains 3 orbital.
- d subshell contains 5 orbitals.
And each orbital can have maximum two electrons. Therefore, maximum number of electrons present in the subshell:
s subshell can have maximum 2 electrons.
p subshell can have maximum 6 electrons.
d subshell can have maximum 10 electrons.
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