The d orbitals occur in groups of ____ and hold up to ____ electrons.
A) 3; 6
B) 4; 8
C) 5; 10
D) 6; 12
E) 7; 14

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The d orbitals occur in groups of 5 and hold up to 10 electrons. This is because there are 5 possible values of l (angular momentum quantum number) for the d orbitals (-2, -1, 0, 1, and 2), each of which can hold 2 electrons (due to the spin quantum number). Therefore, a set of 5 d orbitals can hold a total of 10 electrons.

The D Orbitals Occur in Groups of ____ and Hold