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By each ring, you mean each shell or energy level.

The general formula for the maximum number of electrons in each shell or energy level is 2n2, where n stands for the number of the shell or energy level.

The maximum number of electrons are

2 (n = 1)

8 (n = 2)

18 (n = 3)

and so on.

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