L shell has __sub shells
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Therefore, the K shell, which contains only an s subshell, can hold up to 2 electrons; the L shell, which contains an s and a p, can hold up to 2 + 6 = 8 electrons, and so forth; in general, the nth shell can hold up to 2n2 electrons.
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The electron shells are labelled K,L,M,N,O,P, and Q; or 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7; going from innermost shell outwards. This number denotes the number of subshell in the shell. Electrons in outer shells have higher average energy and travel further from the nucleus than those in inner shells.
The secondary quantum number, l, divides the shells up into smaller groups of subshells called orbitals. The value of n determines the possible values for l. For any given shell the number of subshells can be found by l = n -1. This means that for n = 1, the first shell, there is only l = 1-1 = 0 subshells.
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