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How many orbitals are in the n=3 level

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I The third shell has 3 subshells: the subshell, which has 1 orbital with 2 electrons, the subshell, which has 3 orbitals with 6 electrons, and the subshell, which has 5 orbitals with 10 electrons, for a total of 9 orbitals and 18 electrons.
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The third shell has 3 subshells: the subshell, which has 1 orbital with 2 electrons, the subshell, which has 3 orbitals with 6 electrons, and the subshell, which has 5 orbitals with 10 electrons, for a total of 9 orbitals and 18 electrons.

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