Number of Subshells in a Shell

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Number of Subshells in a Shell

### Formula:

$$\text{Number of subshells}=n$$

### Terminologies:

- n → Principal quantum number.

- Subshell → Region of an atom containing orbitals of similar energy.

### Usage:

- Used to determine number of subshells present in a shell.

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