The document discusses electronic configuration and how electrons are arranged in shells and subshells around the nucleus of an atom. The first shell can hold up to 2 electrons, the second shell up to 8 electrons, and subsequent shells can hold up to 18, 32, etc. electrons in a predictable pattern. The electronic configuration shows how the electrons are distributed among the various shells and subshells in a particular atom or ion.
The document discusses electronic configuration and how electrons are arranged in shells and subshells around the nucleus of an atom. The first shell can hold up to 2 electrons, the second shell up to 8 electrons, and subsequent shells can hold up to 18, 32, etc. electrons in a predictable pattern. The electronic configuration shows how the electrons are distributed among the various shells and subshells in a particular atom or ion.
The document discusses electronic configuration and how electrons are arranged in shells and subshells around the nucleus of an atom. The first shell can hold up to 2 electrons, the second shell up to 8 electrons, and subsequent shells can hold up to 18, 32, etc. electrons in a predictable pattern. The electronic configuration shows how the electrons are distributed among the various shells and subshells in a particular atom or ion.