Subshells Flashcards
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s-subshell
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Sphere shaped. 1 orbital. Can have 2 electrons. Lowest subshell. Exists in every shell
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p-subshell
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Peanut shaped. Contains 3 orbitals. Can have 6 electrons. Only exists in 2nd + shells
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d-subshell
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“Double peanut” shaped. Contains 5 orbitals. Can have 10 electrons. Only exist in 3rd + shells. Is shifted down 1 energy level on PT
4
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f-subshell
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Flower shape. Contains 7 orbitals. Can have 14 electrons. Exists in 4th + shells. Is shifted down 2 energy levels on PT
5
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subshell pyramid
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1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s 4p 4d 4f 5s 5p 5d 5f 6s 6p 6d 7s 7p