Question

prove that the 4th energy level has 32 electrons

Answer 1

The maximum number of electrons to be gained in the fourth period is

18

, because we have:

2

electrons from the

4s

orbital series;

10

electrons from

3d

orbital series; and

6

electrons from

4p

orbital series.

2+10+6=18

electrons.

However, this doesn't include other fourth energy level orbitals, like

4d

and

4f

. It also includes the

3d

orbitals, which is in the third energy level.

The fourth energy level, however, is composed of the

4s,4d,4p,

and

4f

orbital series—the

4

in front means that it's in the fourth energy level.

That would give us:

2

electrons from the

4s

orbital series;

6

electrons from

4p

orbital series;

10

electrons from

4d

orbital series; and

14

electrons from

4f

orbital series.

2+6+10+14=32

electrons

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