Determine the following for the fouth shell of an atom .
(a) The number of subshells
(b) The number of orbitals in each subshell
(c) The maximum number of electrons that can be contatined in each subshell

Explanation

(a) The number of subshells is the same as the number used to designate the shell i.e., equal to the value of .n. therefore the ` 4 ^(th)` shell contains four subshells . Subshells increase in energy according to the order s.p.d.f
(b ) The subshells in the fourth shell are designated as ` 4s ,4p , 4d and 4f`
(c ) the number of orbitals in s,p,d and f subshell contains five orbitals and f- subshells seven seven orbitals
(d) Each orbital can contain a maximum of two electrons independent of the type of oritals therefore the 4s- subshell ( one orbital ) can hold a maximum of two electron the 4p - subshell ( three orbitals ) a maximum of 5 electrons and the 4f subshell ( seven orbitals ) a maximum of 14 electrons
(e ) the maximum number of electrons that can be contained in the shell is simply the sum of the maximum number of electrons of for each subshell ` 2+6+10+14=32` electrons .