Chemistry (4th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.7 - Atomic Orbitals - Checkpoint - Page 262: 6.7.1

Answer

$\therefore \text{Number of oribtals in subshell 5f}=7 $

Work Step by Step

$\textbf{Note: }$Number of orbitals in a subshell ( $l$ ) is $2l+1$. $5f$ corresponds to subshell $l=3$ $\therefore \text{Number of oribtals }=2\times 3+1=7 $
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