How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom? (1 Viewer)

[fabl]

How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom?

The answer is 3 but why? i thought it was 5?

 

[Queenroot]

Are you sure it was a neutral one?

 

[Librah]

How many electrons are present in the 2p orbitals of a neutral fluorine atom?

The answer is 3 but why? i thought it was 5?

Might have misread the question or the answers are wrong. It has 3 degenerate subshells containing 5 electrons in total. 2 in each degenerate p orbital except the last which has an unpaired electron.