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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

In an atom,any f-orbital can accommodate up to a)2 eb)6 ec)10 ed)14 e

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
The f- orbital at max can only contain 14-e.As the f-orbital have seven sub orbitals,and as each sub orbital can contain a max of 2 ee.Hence,the max electrons that a f-orbital can contain is 14 e