Which statement about electrons and atomic orbitals is NOT true? An atom's lowest energy level has only one orbital. An electron cloud represents all the orbitals in an atom. An electron has the same amount of energy in all orbitals. An orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons.

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30 November, 14:19

Which statement about electrons and atomic orbitals is NOT true? An atom's lowest energy level has only one orbital. An electron cloud represents all the orbitals in an atom. An electron has the same amount of energy in all orbitals. An orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons.

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Brian Ramirez · Answer 1

"An orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons." is false since only the 1st orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons. The 2nd orbital can hold up to 6 electrons, and the 3rd orbital can hold up to 8 electrons, and so on and so forth.