Answer:
each principal energy level above the second contains, in addition to one s orbital and three p orbitals, a set of five d orbitals, called the d sublevel. The five d orbitals can hold up to 10 electrons. Thus, the third level holds a maximum of 18 electrons: 2 in the s orbital, 6 in the three p orbitals, and 10 in the five d orbitals.
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