How many electrons are contained in the 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon?

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[Xe]: 4d10 5s2 5p6I thought it would =18.However that is not correct. Please help/explain! Thank you.

Oran Armstrong · Accepted Answer

3p? There are three 3p orbitals in Xenon – all are filled for total of 6 electronsThe element you are showing does not exist – perhaps you meant [Xe]: 6s^2 , 4f^14,5d^10, 6p^6? Radon? What does it have to do with the question?Xe can be written as: [Kr]: 5s^2, 4d^10, 5p^6 – there are 12 p orbitals in Xe (2p+3p+4p+5p) which can hold a total of 24 electrons. Does that help?

Oran Armstrong · Answer

in sub-shell 3P there will be 6 electrons due to it been a noble gas, a noble gas has a full outer shell which is always the p sub-shell the answer is therefore 6electrons for the sub-shell, for the whole element however there is 54electrons in one whole atom of Xenon (Xe)

Oran Armstrong · Answer

Every sublevel has odd number of orbitalsEvery orbital contains 2 electronsS: 1 orbitalP: 3 orbitalsd: 5 orbitalsF: 7 orbitalsMultiply by 2S has 2 es, P has 6 es, d has 10 es, F has 14 es (maximum)

Oran Armstrong · Answer

In every element there are 6 electrons contained in the 3p subshell.

Oran Armstrong · Answer

6.p has 3 orbitals. Each orbital can hold two electrons. So, it can hold a maximum of 6.The same is true for the s, d and f orbitals. Except s has one orbital, so two electrons…d has five orbitals, so ten electrons and f has 7 orbitals so 14 electrons.

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How many electrons are contained in the 3p subshell in the ground state of atomic xenon?

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