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The total number of electrons that can be accommodated in all the orbitals having principal quantum number 2 and azimuthal quantum number 1 are

A

2

B

4

C

6

D

8

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C

(c) When n=2 and l=1, then subshell is 2p. The number of orbitals in p-subshell
`=(2l+1)=(2xx1+1)`
`3`
Total (maximum) number of electrons
`2xx`numberof orbitals
`=2xx3`
= 6
(as each orbital contains 2 electrons)
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