How many electrons can a d orbital have?

2 Answers

2..., unless you are looking for something else.

Explanation:

Any orbital can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, wherever it is located. The d subshell however, contains 5 orbitals, and so the subshell can hold a total of 25=10 electrons.

A d subshell can hold 10 electrons total, but each orbital only holds 2.

Explanation:

The d subshell actually contains five orbitals, each holding 2 electrons.

Thus, the total electrons the d subshell can hold is 25=10