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Statement I: p orbital can accomadate 6 electrons.
Statement II: No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers.

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Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement is the correct explanation of Statement I
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Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
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Statement I is true, Statement II is false
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Statement I is false, Statement II is true
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Solution

The correct option is A Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement is the correct explanation of Statement I
A P-orbital can accommodate 6 electrons, since 2 electrons can be accommodated in each px, py, pz.

This is possible because each electron needs to have a separate identification to recognize it which is given by the four quantum numbers

Option A is correct.

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