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What is the maximum number of electrons that can fit into an s orbital?1423

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Answer:

2 electrons

Explanations:

According to the duplet rule of an atom, the maximum number of electron that can occupy the ground state is 2 electron.

The s sublevel of an atom only have one orbital , therefore the maximum number of electron it can occupy is 2 electrons

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