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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

The total number of orbitals associated with
the principal quantum number 5 is

Profile image of yashwanth kumar
8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
Solution:
n = 5
Possible subshell are
5s, 5p, 5d, 5f, 5g
hence orbitals are = 1 + 3 +5 +7 +9 = 25

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