Each energy level can hold different number of electrons. The first energy level holds 2, second holds 8, and third holds 8. Because the first two energy levels of sodium can only hold 10 electrons, the sodium has a third energy level to hold the 11th electron.
The electron notation for sulfur is 2-8-6. This means that sulfur has 2 electrons in its first energy level, 8 electrons in its second energy level, and 6 electrons in its third energy level.
17(2,8,7)
It has the same electron configuration as in a neon atom.
Phosphorus has five valence electrons.
The electron configuration of sulfur is: [Ne]3s23p4.
I believe that answer is the same as its atomic number, witch is 17.
The third energy level can have the following electron subshells: 3s, 3p, and 3d.
Electrons are attracted to the nucleus of the atom of which they are a part; this is because of the electrostatic force between the negatively charged electron and the positively charged nucleus. Therefore it takes energy in order to pull an electron farther away from the nucleus and to enable it to remain at a greater distance. This is exactly the same phenomenon as raising a heavy object such as, let us say, a bowling ball, to a greater elevation. It takes energy to do it, since you have to overcome the force of gravity.
Argon has 18 electrons distributed as follows: 2 in the first energy level, 8 in the second energy level, and 8 in the third energy level. This electron distribution gives argon a full outermost shell, making it stable and unreactive.
Magnesium has three electron levels, also known as energy levels or shells. The electron configuration of magnesium is 2-8-2, indicating that it has two electrons in its first energy level, eight electrons in its second energy level, and two electrons in its third energy level.
The element with the electron arrangement 2-8-7 is fluorine, which has the atomic number 9. Fluorine has 9 electrons, arranged as 2 in the first energy level, 8 in the second energy level, and 1 in the third energy level.