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It is because the two electrons in helium are placed in K-shell. The K-shell has the capacity of only two electrons. Therefore, in Lithium the third electron is placed in the L-shell.

You can find the capacity of a shell to hold electrons by the formula 2n2 where n is the shell no.

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