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The maximum number of electrons in a shell can be calculated by the formula _______.
Options:
A .  n2
B .  n
C .  2n
D .  2n2
Answer: Option D
:
D
The maximum number of electrons present in a shell is given by the formula 2n2, where ‘n’ is always natural number.
n represents the principal quantum number. It represents the size and the energy of the shell.
Hence, the maximum number of electrons in different shells are as follows:
1. First orbit or K-shell (n=1) =
2x12 = 2
2. Second orbit or L-shell (n=2) =
2x22 = 8
and so on.

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