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Why can 2p sub-shell accommodate more electrons than 2s sub-shell ?

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2s sub-shell has only one orbital (m=0) while 2p sub-shell has three orbitals (m = -1, 0, +1). Since an orbital can have a maximum of two electrons, this means that 2p sub-shell with three orbitals can accommodate a maximum of six electrons while 2s sub-shell with one orbital can have only two electrons in it.
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