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Shells and subshells

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  • Q1

    The second shell of an atom is also called L or n=2.

    True

    False

    30s
  • Q2

    When we go away from the nucleus, the shell size:

    Decrease

    Increase

    30s
  • Q3

    Increasing shell size means, it can accommodate more electrons.

    True

    False

    30s
  • Q4

    How many electrons the second shell can accommodate?

    18

    2

    32

    8

    30s
  • Q5

    The  formula we use to calculate the number of electrons in a shell is:

    3n2

    4n2

    2n2

    30s
  • Q6

    How many subshells can an atom have?

    3

    1

    4

    2

    30s
  • Q7

    The subshells are:

    p d f s

    f p d s

    s p d f

    d f p s

    30s
  • Q8

    Which one is the smallest subshell?

    s

    p

    f

    d

    30s
  • Q9

    Which one is the largest subshell?

    s

    d

    f

    p

    30s
  • Q10

    The third shell contains how many subshells?

    3

    2

    1

    30s
  • Q11

    The fourth shell contains 2 subshells.

    true

    false

    30s
  • Q12

    The number of subshells depends on the number of shell e.g. shell 2 is n=2 and have 2 subshell (s, p)

    Correct

    Wrong

    30s

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