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What is the subshell of the K shell?
The K shell is the first shell in an atom and has only one subshell, which is the 1s subshell. This subshell can hold up to 2 electrons.
How does this row reflect the subshells of the second shell?
The second period (row) on the periodic table consists of elements that are filling the 2nd energy level, from 2s1 in lithium to 2s22p6 in neon.
What subshell is farthest from the nucleus?
The subshell farthest from the nucleus is the outermost shell, which is also known as the valence shell. This shell contains the valence electrons of an atom and determines its chemical properties.
How many places are there for electrons in the third shell of an atom?
The third shell of an atom can hold a maximum of 18 electrons. This shell consists of three subshells - s, p, and d - with each subshell being able to accommodate a certain number of electrons. The s subshell can hold up to 2 electrons, the p subshell can hold up to 6 electrons, and the d subshell can hold up to 10 electrons, totaling 18 electrons in the third shell.
How can you tell the doffermce between 2s subshell and 2p subshell?
You can tell the difference between a 2s sub-shell and 2p sub-shell from their energy levels, because a 2p sub-shell is a higher energy level than a 2s sub-shell.
What is the subshell of the K shell?
The K shell is the first shell in an atom and has only one subshell, which is the 1s subshell. This subshell can hold up to 2 electrons.
How does this row reflect the subshells of the second shell?
The second period (row) on the periodic table consists of elements that are filling the 2nd energy level, from 2s1 in lithium to 2s22p6 in neon.
What is the maximum number of electrons that can be present in each shell or subshell?
The maximum number of electrons that can be present in each shell or subshell is determined by the formula 2n2, where n is the principal quantum number of the shell or subshell.
What is the maximum number of electrons the n 2 electron shell can hold?
The second electron shell (n=2) can hold a maximum of 8 electrons. This shell consists of 2 subshells, the s subshell with 2 electrons and the p subshell with 6 electrons, giving a total of 8 electrons.
What are the divisions within a shell called?
A subshell is a subdivision of electron shells.
What subshell is farthest from the nucleus?
The subshell farthest from the nucleus is the outermost shell, which is also known as the valence shell. This shell contains the valence electrons of an atom and determines its chemical properties.
How many electrons fit in the 3rd shell?
The third shell, also known as the M shell, can hold a maximum of 18 electrons. This shell consists of 3 subshells: s, p, and d. The s subshell can hold up to 2 electrons, the p subshell can hold up to 6 electrons, and the d subshell can hold up to 10 electrons.
How many subshells are in the fourth shell?
The fourth shell has 4 subshells, which are labeled s, p, d, and f. The s subshell can hold a maximum of 2 electrons, the p subshell can hold a maximum of 6 electrons, the d subshell can hold a maximum of 10 electrons, and the f subshell can hold a maximum of 14 electrons.
The divisions within a shell are called?
Subshell or Subshells
In a Bohr diagram how many electrons are in each shell?
There are 4 electron sub-shells: s, p, d, and f. These letters stand for sharp, principal, diffuse, and fundamental, but the names are not important. s subshells have 2 electons, while p subshells have 6, d subshells have 10, and f subshells have 14. There can be higher subshells, but these subshells require too much energy to fill and no element with a g subshell (the next subshell after f) has ever been synthesized. The first shell (i.e. the first period of the periodic table) has only s. Thus, the first shell has 2 electrons. The second shell has s and p subshells, so it has 2+6 or 8 electrons. The third shell has s, p, and d subshells. It ultimately has 18 electons. This can be misleading, however. The d subshell requires more energy to fill than the higher-shell s subshell. This is why the third period of the periodic table does not have a d section: the d electron subshell of the third Bohr shell does not fill until after the s subshell of the fourth Bohr shell has filled. Looking at the periodic table, you can see that the third period only has 8 electrons, while the 4th period has 18. The 18 electrons in the fourth period are the s subshell of the fourth shell, the d subshell of the 3rd shell, and the p subshell of the 4th shell. The fourth shell is similar to the third shell, but more extreme. The fourth shell has s, p, d, and f subshells, but the f subshell is not filled until two higher s shells have been filled. It does, however, fill out to 32 electrons in the 6th period of the periodic table. In the 6th period, the first period to have 32 electrons, there are 32 electrons, filling these subshells: s subshell of the 6th shell, f subshell of the 4th shell, d subshell of the 5th shell, and then the p subshell of the 6th shell. The fifth shell would ultimately fill out to a full 50 electrons and would do so in the 8th period of the periodic table. However, as previously noted, no substance has ever been found or generated with that many electrons. It would fill the s subshell of three shells above (i.e. shell 8) before it filled the g subshell of shell 5. No element in the 8th period has ever been synthesized, so a filled fifth Bohr shell has never been found. A good example for a Bohr diagram would be Astatine, which is in the 6th period. In the first shell of the Bohr diagram, you have 2 electrons (s subshell only). It is filled completely. In the second, you have 8 electrons (s and p subshells) and in the third you have 18 electrons (s, p, and d), and both shells are filled completely. In the fourth shell, you have 32 electrons (s, p, d, and f), and it is filled completely. In the fifth shell, you have 18 electrons. This is because only the s, p, and d subshells are filled. It would require too much energy to fill the f subshell of the 5th shell, so the electrons just go to the s, p, and d subshell of higher shells. The 6th shell has 7 electrons. The 2 electrons of the s subshell are filled first, and then 5 electrons go into the p shell.
How many places are there for electrons in the third shell of an atom?
The third shell of an atom can hold a maximum of 18 electrons. This shell consists of three subshells - s, p, and d - with each subshell being able to accommodate a certain number of electrons. The s subshell can hold up to 2 electrons, the p subshell can hold up to 6 electrons, and the d subshell can hold up to 10 electrons, totaling 18 electrons in the third shell.
How many orbitals are found in the second shell?
If the question is an attempt to ask "How many orbitals are there with principal quantum number n = 2", then 4 orbitals which can hold a total of 8 electrons.
