text: how many p orbitals are there in ne atom? show how u get it! is it 6 or 3? or other? ne- neon  atomic number 10 on the periodic table meaning it has 10 electrons  the electron configuration would then be 1s2, 2s2, 2p6  the p level is fully filled meaning there are 3 p orbitals filled.  there is only 1 p level and three of it's orbitals are filled