According to Neils Bohr's proposal, L shell can accommodate how many electrons?

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Solution

The correct option is B 8
According to Neils Bohr's proposal, each shell can accommodate maximum of $2 n^{2}$ electrons.

L shell is the second shell, where the value of $n = 2$
Therefore, L shell can accommodate $2 (2)^{2} = 8$ electrons.

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