Question

write the Name of second orbit of sodium And how many electrons present in this second orbit ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

l-shell=8 is the name of second orbit of sodium

Answer 2

The second orbit of sodium is denoted by 'L' and has 8 electrons.

• The orbit or shell of an electron is the path followed by an electron in its revolution around the atomic nucleus.
• The orbits of an atom are named alphabetically, starting from 'K' for the first, 'L' for the second, and so on.
• The atomic number of sodium is 11. This means that according to its electronic configuration (2,8,8), its electrons will occupy 3 orbits- K, L and M.
• Hence, it's second orbit is L and it contains 8 electrons.