Answer
x= 10.043
Work Step by Step
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a) 5f
The 'f' sub-shell has 7 orbitals, where there would be 2 electrons in each orbital, resulting in 14 electrons in total.
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b) 4p
The 'p' sub-shell has 3 orbitals, where there would be 2 electrons in each orbital, resulting in 14 electrons in total.
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c) 5d
The 'd' sub-shell has 5 orbitals, in which there are 2 electrons in each orbital, totaling to 14 electrons in the whole 'd' sub-shell.
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d) n=2
n (principle) describes the coefficient or shell number, which in this case is 2. The second shell includes 2 sub-shells-- 2s and 2p. 2s has 1 orbital and 2p has 3 orbitals, therefore the 2nd shell has 5 orbitals.
