El 3 Electrons, where would we be without them?

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What is the principal quantum number?
The label given to each energy level e.g. n=1, n=2 etc
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the first shell?
2 electrons
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the second shell?
8 electrons
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the third shell?
18 electrons
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the first shell?
32 electrons
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What are the names of the four sub-shells?
s, p, d and f
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in an s sub-shell?
2 electrons
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in a p sub-shell?
6 electrons
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in a d sub-shell?
10 electrons
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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in an f sub-shell?
14 electrons
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How many s-orbitals are in an s-sub-shell?
1 s-orbital
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How many p-orbitals are in a p-sub-shell?
3 p-orbitals
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How many d-orbitals are in a d-sub-shell?
5 d-orbitals
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How many f-orbitals are in an f-sub-shell?
7 f-orbitals
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Which four pieces of information are needed when describing an electron?
The electron shell it is in, the sub-shell, its orbital within the sub-shell and its spin
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What is the electron configuration of vanadium?
1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2, 3p6, 3d3, 4s2
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2 electrons

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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the second shell?

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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the third shell?

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What is the maximum number of electrons which can be held in the first shell?

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Really good flashcards, thanks. Tho you've got a mistake on flashcard 5 - should be 'fourth' instead of 'first' I think.

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