Question

Electrons spin in shells around the nucleus. The closest shell (n = 1) can contain a maximum of____

Answer 1

Answer: 2 electrons

Explanation:

The inner shell (1st shell) can hold 2 electrons, the next shell can hold 8 electrons and the third shell can hold 18 electrons.

Answer 2

Answer:

2 electrons

Explanation:

Electrons have various shells. The first one is called the K shell and it holds a maximum of two electrons.The next is the L shell (8 electrons), then the M shell and so on.