Which of the following statements are correct? 1. Metals generally lose electrons to become cations.
2. Nonmetals generally gain electrons to become anions.
3. Group 2A metals form ions with a 2+ charge.
3 only
2 only
1 only
1.2. and 3

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.