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To find this the equation is 2n2, while n being the shell number, so in this case 2*32 = 18

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11y ago

18 electrons:

To find this the equation is 2n2 , while n being the shell number, so in this case 2*32 = 18.

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A maximum of 18; 2 in the s subshell, 6 in the p subshell, and 10 in the d subshell.

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The third electron shell holds 4 electrons.... the first always has 2, the second has 4 and any other shells after that also have 4 electrons.

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12y ago

The maximum no. of electrons that can be accommodated in a shell is given by the formula 2n2 where n is the shell no.

Therefore, 3rd shell can have max. of 2 x 32 =2 x 9 =18 electrons.

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there are 2 electrons in the first, 8 in the second and 18 electrons in 3rd shell .

The formula of calculating the electrons in any shell is 2n2

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it can be up to 13 electrons.

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11y ago

18 electrons are present in third shell

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