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How many orientations are possible for the orbitals present in the f-subshell ?

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f orbitals
L
3
m_l(magnetic quantum number )
-3, -2, -2, 0, +1, +2, +3
Number of Orbitals in designated subsell (2L + 1)
7

F sub-shell has 7 spatial orientations.

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