{"id":267570,"date":"2025-07-23T14:51:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=267570"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:51:56","slug":"how-many-orbitals-are-in-the-following-sublevels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/how-many-orbitals-are-in-the-following-sublevels\/","title":{"rendered":"How many orbitals are in the following sublevels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How many orbitals are in the following sublevels? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. ls <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. 5s <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. 4d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. 4f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e. 7s <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f. 3p<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the number of orbitals in each of the sublevels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. <strong>1s<\/strong>: There is <strong>1 orbital<\/strong>. The &#8220;s&#8221; sublevel can only hold one orbital, which can accommodate two electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. <strong>5s<\/strong>: There is <strong>1 orbital<\/strong>. Like all &#8220;s&#8221; sublevels, the 5s can hold only one orbital, with a maximum of two electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. <strong>4d<\/strong>: There are <strong>5 orbitals<\/strong>. The &#8220;d&#8221; sublevel consists of five orbitals, each of which can hold two electrons, so it can hold up to ten electrons in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. <strong>4f<\/strong>: There are <strong>7 orbitals<\/strong>. The &#8220;f&#8221; sublevel has seven orbitals, and each orbital can hold two electrons. Therefore, the 4f sublevel can hold up to 14 electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e. <strong>7s<\/strong>: There is <strong>1 orbital<\/strong>. The &#8220;s&#8221; sublevel, regardless of the principal energy level, only has one orbital, so 7s contains just one orbital that can hold two electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f. <strong>3p<\/strong>: There are <strong>3 orbitals<\/strong>. The &#8220;p&#8221; sublevel always contains three orbitals, and each orbital can hold up to two electrons. Hence, the 3p sublevel can hold up to six electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of orbitals in a sublevel is determined by the type of orbital (s, p, d, or f) and the principal quantum number (n). The number of orbitals in each type of sublevel is fixed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An &#8220;s&#8221; sublevel has only <strong>1 orbital<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A &#8220;p&#8221; sublevel has <strong>3 orbitals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A &#8220;d&#8221; sublevel has <strong>5 orbitals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An &#8220;f&#8221; sublevel has <strong>7 orbitals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These orbitals are regions around the nucleus where there is a high probability of finding an electron. The sublevel is named according to the angular momentum quantum number (l):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>l = 0 corresponds to &#8220;s&#8221; (1 orbital).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>l = 1 corresponds to &#8220;p&#8221; (3 orbitals).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>l = 2 corresponds to &#8220;d&#8221; (5 orbitals).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>l = 3 corresponds to &#8220;f&#8221; (7 orbitals).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each orbital can hold two electrons with opposite spins, and the total number of electrons in a sublevel depends on the number of orbitals present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many orbitals are in the following sublevels? a. ls b. 5s c. 4d d. 4f e. 7s f. 3p The correct answer and explanation is: Here is the number of orbitals in each of the sublevels: a. 1s: There is 1 orbital. 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