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guys i get this wrong for some reason and if someone can clarify this for me that would be great:
how many orbitals are in the n=4 shell? how many electrons in n=4?
S has 1 orbital
P has 3 orbitals
d has 5 orbitals
so adding them i get 18 but the answer is 16. how?
i was also trying to figure this out in a different way.
we have 4 s orbitals so we have 4 orbitals, then we have 3 p orbitals for a total of 9. then 1 d orbitals for a total of 5. adding them i get 18. so why the ans is 16?
part two, there are 32 electrons in n=4. using 2n2 formula.
how many orbitals are in the n=4 shell? how many electrons in n=4?
S has 1 orbital
P has 3 orbitals
d has 5 orbitals
so adding them i get 18 but the answer is 16. how?
i was also trying to figure this out in a different way.
we have 4 s orbitals so we have 4 orbitals, then we have 3 p orbitals for a total of 9. then 1 d orbitals for a total of 5. adding them i get 18. so why the ans is 16?
part two, there are 32 electrons in n=4. using 2n2 formula.