How many orbitals are present in s,p,d & f shells?
Hello aspirant
The orbitals names s,p,d and f describe electronic configuration. The s, p,d and f stands for sharp, principal, diffuse and fundamental respectively.
In chemistry and atomic physics an electron shell or a principal energy level, may be thought of as an orbit followed by electrons around an stom's nucleus. Each shell contains only a fixed number of electrons.
s: 1 orbital, 2 electrons
p : 3 orbitals, 6 electrons
d ,: 5 orbitals, 10 electrons
f : 7 orbitals , 14 electrons
Hello Tanu!
Each subshell has double the electrons per orbital.The s subshell has 1 orbital so can contain 2 electrons. Similarly we can find orbitals in p,d and f.
Like in p subshell there are 3 orbitals so can contain 6 electrons. The d subshell has 5 orbitals so can contain 10 electrons and in the f subshell there are 7 orbitals so can contain 14 electrons.
So,
s,p,d and f shells has 1,3,5 and 7 orbitals respectively.
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