Question

Using Pauli’s exclusion principle, work out the total number of electrons in the level n=3​

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are nine orbitals in the n = 3 shell. There is one orbital in the 3s subshell and three orbitals in the 3p subshell. The n = 3 shell, however, also includes 3d orbitals. The five different orientations of orbitals in the 3d subshell