## D orbital

tonyhu
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### D orbital

Why does it have 5 orbitals? Does it mean it can hold 10 electrons?

DMuth_1J
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### Re: D orbital

Yes. There are five orbitals, which is of the nature of the D orbital, as there are three p orbitals and one S orbital. Each orbital holds two electrons, so the D orbitals have the capability to hold 10 electrons

Michelle Le 1J
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### Re: D orbital

If you look at it using the quantum numbers, the D subshell is l=2, therefore ml (the orbitals) is 2,1,0,-1,-2. There are 5 values, meaning that there is a total of 5 orbitals in the D subshell.

Jialun Chen 4F
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### Re: D orbital

That's correct. The d-orbital can hold 5 pairs of or 10 electrons.

005321227
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### Re: D orbital

Since each orbital holds two electrons, the d-orbital has 5, allowing for ten total electrons.

ValerieChavarin 4F
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### Re: D orbital

If you take a look at the magnetic quantum numbers $m_{l}$ for the d, they are -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, which are 5 in total. Each orbital is able to hold 2 electrons, therefore the d-orbital can hold a total of 10 electrons.