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What does the
principal
quantum number indicate?
How many electrons can the
1st
shell hold?
How many electrons can the
2nd
shell hold?
What is a
shell
?
How many electrons can the
3rd
shell hold?
How many electrons can the
4th
shell hold?
Types
of orbitals

s orbital
p orbital
d
orbital
f orbital
What is an
orbital
?
How many
electrons
can an orbital hold?
Dumb-bell
shape
Spherical
2
8
A group of orbitals with the same
principal
quantum number
The
shell
occupied by the electrons
18
32
What are the
4
types of orbitals?
A region around the nucleus that can hold up to
two
electrons with
opposite
spins
What is the
shape
of a s-orbital?
What is the
shape
of a p-orbital?
Shape of a
s-orbital
is
spherical
Number of orbitals found in a S subshell is
1
Number of orbitals found in a F subshell is
7
Number of orbitals present in a D subshell is
5
Number of orbitals in a P subshell is
3
Shape used to represent electrons in
'electrons in box'
representation is
arrows
S
orbital is present from
shell
onwards
Shape of a p-orbital is
dumb-bell
shape
Number of electrons that can be held in a S subshell is
2
Number of electrons that can fill F subshell is
14
Number of electrons that can be held in a
D
subshell is
10
Number of electrons that can be held in a P subshell is
6
Letter used to represent shell number is
n
What
are
the rules by which
electrons
are
arranged
in a
shell
?
From which shell onwards is
S
orbital present?
From which shell onwards is
D
orbital present?
What is the electron configuration of
krypton
?
Why does
4s
orbital fill before
3d
orbital?
Which electrons are lost when an atom becomes a
positive
ion?
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