General Chemistry: Atoms First
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.68SP
What is the maximum number of electrons in an atom whose highest-energy electrons have the principal quantum number n = 5?
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General Chemistry: Atoms First
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