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every shell has all s,p,d nd f orbitals?
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- Dr WLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
no..
n = 1 to infinity
L = 0 to n-1
if L = 0, that's an "s" orbital.. L=1="p".. L=2="d".. L=3="f"..etc
so you can see..
n=1.. L must = 0.. and only s orbitals are in the n=1 "shell"
n=2.. L can be 0 or 1.. s and p orbitals
n=3.. L can be 0, 1, or 2.. spd orbitals
n=4.. L can be 0,1,2,3.. spdf orbitals
etc
- 10 years ago
No, I'm pretty sure the 1st orbital goes up to 's' only, 2 to 'p', 3 to 'd,' 4 to 'f' :)
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