Answer
18 electrons.
Work Step by Step
The maximum number of electrons that can occupy the shell with the principal quantum number n is equal to $2n^{2}$.
Given that the n = 3.
The required answer = $2\times3^{2}$ = 18
Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
032191029X
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-029-5
Chapter 9 - Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table - Exercises - Cumulative Problems - Page 320: 89
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