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How many electrons occupy p - orbital in chlorine atoms?

Aniket Singh , 10 Months ago
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A chlorine atom has 17 electrons. The electron configuration of chlorine is 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵.

In the 2p subshell, there are a total of 6 electrons (2px², 2py², 2pz¹), but we're specifically interested in the number of electrons in the p orbital, which is 3. Each p orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons.

Therefore, in the p orbital of chlorine atoms, there are 3 electrons occupying it.

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