What is the maximum number of orbitals in the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th energy level?

Answer 1

The formula for determining the maximum number of electrons in each energy level is 2n2, where n is the energy level. You square the energy level, then multiply times two. For the first energy level, 2(1)2 = 2. For the second energy level, 2(2)2 = 8. For the third energy level, 2(3)2 = 18.

Answer 2

If the shell number is N, the maximum number of electrons that can be found in the shell is 2 x N2 (two times the square of the shell number). So:

The maximum number of electrons in shell 1 is 2 x 12 = 2 x 1 = 2.

The maximum number of electrons in shell 2 is 2 x 22 = 2 x 4 = 8.

The maximum number of electrons in shell 3 is 2 x 32 = 2 x 9 = 18.

The maximum number of electrons in shell 4 is 2 x 42 = 2 x 16 = 32.

The above does not account for the law of diminishing returns and the maximum number of prototypical eternal forms available to the universe. they stop at the number N = 4 because they have a problem when N = 5. They have only observed 32 electrons in the fifth orbital shell. then they have only observed 18 electrons in the sixth orbital shell, they have only observed 8 electrons in the seventh orbital shell. They have not observed any electrons in the eighth orbital shell. 118 in total. It may be that there are 120 in total where the Law of Symmetry allows for 2 electrons in the eighth orbital shell.thus the numbers are 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 8, 2.

Answer 3

First=2

Second=8

Third=8

Fourth=32

Answer 4

In the first energy level, there can only be two electrons. After that each energy level can have up to eight electrons.

Answer 5

Max electrons in an energy level=

2nsquare where n = number of energy level.

Therefore,

1st orbit 2e

2nd orbit 8e

3rd orbit 18e

4th orbit 32e

Answer 6

Respective maxima of orbitals in 1st to 4th (and 5th and 6th) energy levels2, 8, 18, 32, (50, 72 but this max. is never reached)

Answer 7

2, 8, 18, 32