Which of the following is not a characteristics of covalent compounds? A. have low melting points
b. sometimes dissolve in water
casually form small, individual molecules
d. conduct electricity

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There is one s orbital, and there are three p orbitals, five d orbitals, and seven f orbitals. thus, the answer is b. do not confuse the number of orbitals in a subshell with the number of electrons the subshell can hold. each orbital can hold two electrons, so the capacity of an nf subshell is 14 electrons.