The number of possible different orbital shapes for the third energy level is

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

option c) 3 is the correct option

Explanation

as we know that 3rd principal energy level contains 3 sub levels, which are named as s, p and d. These sub levels further contain different numbers of orbitals,

and these sub levels can be termed as regions of probability of finding an electron, and each orbital may have a maximum number of two electrons in it.

The answer would be 3