Question

What is the maximum number of electrons found in any energy level of the known elements?

Answer 1

The maximum number of electrons that can fit on any orbital ring is 8. This is what predicts bonding in most elements. 8 electrons in an outer ring offers stability. Without a full 8 the atoms is said to be unstable and is seeking to form a bond with another atom.

Answer 2

thank you..

Answer 3

Your welcome :)

Answer 4

I don't think this is correct. There are orbitals which contain more electrons than 8.

Answer 5

aseeran this is a chemistry rule. Yes there are some exception particularly when looking at the rare earth metals which contain electron clouds rather then orbitals. Trust me. 8 is the max for the majority of elements. Search online yourself. Better yet here is a link to a video and transcript that can better assist you in understanding of the valence shell. http://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/v/valence-electrons

Answer 6

I don't need to trust you. I've had 3 years of chemistry. d orbitals hold 10 electrons and and d-blocks metals are fairly common.

"What is the maximum number of electrons found in any energy level of the known elements?" was the original question. Known elements include EVERYTHING on the periodic table, which means d and higher orbitals.

Answer 7

This is a little tricky. It depends on what you mean by "energy level." If you mean "have exactly the same energy" then the answer is pretty subtle, since the energy of electrons in different orbitals can vary subtly depending on the element, its bonding arrangement, nearby electric and magnetic fields, et cetera.

A much simpler interpretation is "have the same principal quantum number n" or "belong in the same shel," which means they have *almost* exactly the same energy. (The energy of electrons in atoms is *mostly* determined by the value of n.)

In this case, the answer is 32 in the n=4 shell. Every element from ytterbium (Yb, element 70) on up has 32 electrons in the n=4 shell (in the 4s,4p,4d and 4f subshells).

Answer 8

Carl, external fields can't be a factor, because they'd have to provide all kinds of information not given in the question. That would be a specific question with no general answer. Energy level was probably a poor choice of wording, given that any electron can be knocked up to a higher orbital from its ground state.

So I think your answer is what they're looking for - the greatest number of electrons in the outer shell of all known elements.

Answer 9

32 is the max number of electrons found in any energy level of the known elements. it is in the F orbital. I came to 32 as follows 4s (2 e-) + 4p(6e-) + 4d(10e-) + 4f(14e-) which in turn gives us 32e-.