Question

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy one orbital?

A) 6
B) 2
C) 1
D) 8

Answer 1

The maximum number of electrons that can occupy one orbital is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The maximum number of electrons that can occupy one orbital is 2 (option B).

According to the rules for distributing electrons in an atom's orbitals:

1. Each orbital can hold a maximum of two electrons.
2. The orbitals are filled in the order of increasing energy, with the lowest energy orbital being filled first.

Therefore, the maximum number of electrons that can occupy a single orbital is 2.