What is the maximum number of electrons that can be contained in the first, second, third, and fourth energy levels, respectively?

Express your answer as integers separated by commas.

Question

What is the maximum number of electrons that can be contained in the first, second, third, and fourth energy levels, respectively?

Express your answer as integers separated by commas.

anonymous · Answer

2n^2 electrons in each energy level
n is for the shell number

anonymous · Answer

How would you write that? It wants me to separate with commas?

anonymous · Answer

if u want to find elections in 3dr shell, n=3
2(3)^2=2*9=18

anonymous · Answer

but in last she there shud b 8 or less electrons

anonymous · Answer

2,8,18,32,50,.....