2 at the most
Each atom of lithium will have 3 electrons. Two electrons will fill the 1s orbital, and the third electron will occupy the 2s orbital, following the electron configuration of 1s^2 2s^1.
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How many atoms / electron clouds does helium have ?
The elements in the s-block have their last electrons in their electron configuration in the s-orbital.
A spherical electron cloud surrounding an atomic nucleus best represents the probability distribution of finding electrons in an atom. This model is described by quantum mechanics and helps to visualize the regions where electrons are most likely to be found in an atom.
Calcium's outermost electrons occupy the 4s orbital.
of course they can. They have to be of opposite spin and two is the maximum number that can occupy one orbital.
An electron in a 2s orbital is on average closer to the nucleus.
there r 2 electrons in the s orbital, their r 6 electrons in p orbital , their r 10 electron's in the d orbital and 14 electrons in f orbital.
Fluorine in its elemental stage has 1 unpaired electron. ( 2p5 orbital has one unpaired electron in 2p orbital)
Hund's rule is the principle that within a sublevel, electrons prefer to occupy orbitals singly and with parallel spins before pairing up. This minimizes electron-electron repulsions and stabilizes the atom.
An electron pair are two electrons which occupy the same orbital in an atom or molecule. Paired electrons are represented by two dots.