When the angular momentum quantum number ( l ) has a value of 2, it corresponds to a d subshell. The number of orbitals in a subshell is given by ( 2l + 1 ). Therefore, for ( l = 2 ), the number of orbitals possible is ( 2(2) + 1 = 5 ).
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