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  1. Two (2) electrons (s shell)
  2. Eight (8) electrons (2 in s, 6 in p)
  3. Eighteen (18) electrons (2 in s, 6 in p, 10 in d)

The Periodic Table PDF at Los Alamos National Laboratory is pretty good and has the shell configurations. See related link.

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