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Any p-orbital can accommodate up to:

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4 electrons
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2 electrons with parallel spins
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C
6 electrons
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2 electrons with opposite spins
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Solution

The correct option is C 6 electrons
Any p-orbital can accommodate up to 6 electrons.
p-orbital has three sub-shells px, py and pz each of which can accommodate 2 electrons.

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