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.
A
Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement is the correct explanation of Statement I
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B
Statement I is true, Statement II is also true; Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
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C
Statement I is true, Statement II is false
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D
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