Within an energy level,the _____ orbital is the HIGHEST in energy.

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Within an energy level, the highest energy orbital is always the one with the highest value of the azimuthal quantum number (l), which corresponds to the subshell designation. For example, within the second energy level (n=2), there are two types of subshells: the s subshell with l=0 and the p subshell with l=1. The p orbital has higher energy than the s orbital because it is further from the nucleus and experiences less shielding from the inner electrons. Likewise, the d orbitals (l=2) have higher energy than the p orbitals and the f orbitals (l=3) have higher energy than the d orbitals. Therefore, the correct answer is D for the f orbital.

Within an Energy Level,the _____ Orbital Is the HIGHEST in Energy