According to Bohr and Bury, the maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in the outermost shell of an atom is

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Solution

The correct option is B 8
According to the Bohr-Bury scheme, the outermost shell of an atom cannot accommodate more than 8 electrons, even if it has the capacity to accommodate more electrons. If the outermost shell of an atom is the first shell or K shell, then it cannot accommodate more than 2 electrons.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

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