Fill the electron shells

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Hint

   the doublet rule

   Answer

   2

   Question

   Maximum electrons in the first shell?

2. Hint

   the octet rule

   Answer

   8

   Question

   Maximum electrons in the second shell?

3. Hint

   two times three

   Answer

   6

   Question

   Hydrogen atoms in prop-1-ene, from CnH2n with n = 3?

Instructions

Key in how many electrons each shell can hold.