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Give all possible orbitals for n=3

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The third electron shell has 3 subshells, which are 3s , 3p , and 3d .
An s subshell only has one orbital.
A p subshell has three orbitals.
A d subshell has five orbitals.
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The third electron shell has 3 sub shells which are 3s , 3p , and 3d
• S only has one orbital
• p has three orbitals
• d has five orbitals
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