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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

What is the maximum number of electron which can be accommodated in an atom in which the highest principal quantum number is 4

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of cool matrix
9 Years ago
Total 60. This you can see by Aufbau principle 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14. Hope u got it approve if u like it.
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8 Years ago
1s2,2s2,2p6,3s2,3p6,4s2,3d10,4p6, Total 36 Also calculate by formula 2 n2 n= principal quantum number