Question

If each subshell had a maximum of three electrons, what would be the number of the period that element?
(A) 2nd period (B) 4th period

and please explain how.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A)4nd period

Explanation:

Well, this is kind of open to interpretation... but if I interpreted it correctly, I get 27

elements, compared to the original 18

elements, in the 4th period of the periodic table.

(If you already knew that the number of electrons allowed in a given orbital is derived from the properties of electrons, and not of the orbitals themselves, the answer quickly follows.)