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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

The atomic number of potassium is 19. Hence the number of electrons in the N- shell will be

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear studentt
Potassium has an atomic number of 19 and it contains a total number of 19 electrons. From the Bohr model of Potassium, we know, 2 electrons are in the K-shell, 8 electrons are in the L-shell, 8 electrons are in the M-shell and 1 electron is in the N-shell.
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