D orbital

[tonyhu]

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

[DMuth_1J]

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]

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]

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

[005321227]

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

[ValerieChavarin 4F]

If you take a look at the magnetic quantum numbers 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.