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The pictures below show how electrons are arranged in two atoms. Look closely at
each figure. Then answer the questions.
b) How many electrons does the first (n=1) shell have? _____________
d) As the third shell is the most outside shell of this diagram, we can also call it the
_______________ shell.
innermost or outermost
a) the outermost shell is filled, and it will not lose or gain electrons.
b) The outermost shell is not filled.