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How many total electrons can be contained in the 3d sublevel?

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TEN (10)............

It is because, any d-sublevel can occupy 10 electrons...

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Answer: Ten electrons in total

Explanation: In a 3d sublevel, there are five orbitals . Two electrons can be put in one orbital.

Thus 5 orbitals can occupy 10 electrons .

Just like 1s orbital can occupy 2 electrons and 2p orbital can occupy total of six electrons in 3 orbitals.

Thus, the electronic configurton of Zinc , having atomic number 30 is

Zinc (Zn) = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10

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