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What is different in number of shells in magnesium and sulphur?
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There are no difference in the number of shells in magnesium and sulphur. Both elements contain 3 shells. However, the total number of electrons in the shells are different. Magnesium has 12 electrons in its shells whereas sulphur has 16 electrons in its shell. In addition, the electrons in the valence shell (outermost shell) are also different. Magnesium has 2 electrons in its valence shell whereas sulphur has 6 electrons in its valence shell.
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How many shells does magnesium atom have?
Magnesium has 3 electron shells. The electron configuration is : 2,8,1
Which is the smallest atom magnesium calcium barium or strontium?
Magnesium with two electronic shells.
How many electrons are in the third energy level of magnesium atom?
2 electrons. Magnesium has 12 total, in 3 shells, 2,8,2There are two electrons in magnesium's third energy level.
How many outer shells are there in magnesium?
There are two electrons in the outer shell and there are three shells in total. The first shell holds two. The second eight. Then the last is two.
Why do shells have different shapes and sizes?
This is because the animals which live in them have different shapes and sizes.
What is the number of energy shells in magnesium?
2 8 2
Why does magnesium have the greatest number of nuclear charge in period 3?
The element Magnesium has two charges. The element Magnesium has two charges.
How many shells does magnesium atom have?
Magnesium has 3 electron shells. The electron configuration is : 2,8,1
Which have more electron shells oxygen or sulfur?
Sulphur
How many shielding atoms does magnesium have?
Magnesium has 3 electron shells.
What element has atomic number 16?
The element with the atomic weight of 16 is Sulphur (S). Sulphur is in Group 16(6) of the Periodic Table and is in the third period of the table. Sulphur has 16 electrons 3 shells, 6 electrons in the outer shell.
Which is the smallest atom magnesium calcium barium or strontium?
Magnesium with two electronic shells.
What element has 4 valence electrons and 2 shells?
Sulphur
How many electrons shells would you expect to find in sulphur atom?
Sulfur contains atoms in three energy shells.
How many electrons shells does magnesiun have?
Magnesium has three electron shells. The electron configuration is 2,8,2
What is the number of electron shells in the element magnesium?
Rather than to give a simple number as answer, I suggest to look up Magnesium on wikipedia, where you will even find a picture with the electron configuration. (And this method can be applied to answer the same question for any other element.)
How many electrons does an atom have with an atomic number of 12?
2 electrons there will be only 3 shells these shells are filled with electrons in this order; 2, 8, 8. But as you only have twelve there is no second eight it just has 2 electrons in that shell, lol well anyways the answer is two.
