Distingiush between shell and sub-shell?
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The main difference between shell subshell and orbital is that shells are composed of electrons that share the same principal quantum number and subshells are composed of electrons that share the same angular momentum quantum number
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A shell is the pathway followed by electrons around an atom’s nucleus. These are also called energy levels since these shells are arranged around the nucleus according to the energy that an electron in that shell is composed of. The shell that has the lowest energy is nearest to the nucleus. The next energy level is located beyond that shell.
A subshell is the area in which electron moves within a shell. These are named according to the angular momentum quantum number. There are 4 major types of subshells that can be found in a shell. They are named as s, p, d, f. Each subshell is composed of several orbitals. The number of orbitals that are in subshells is given below.