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How many orbitals are present in a $p -$ subshell?

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Solution

The correct option is A $3$
Number of orbitals $= 2 l + 1$ For p sub shell, $l = 1$
$∴$ Number of orbitals $= 2 (1) + 1 = 3$
Hence p sub shell has $3$ orbitals.

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