B. Statement given below is incorrect. Write the correct statement.
2.The shell closest to the nucleus of an atom is called valence shell.

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Solution

The paths around the nucleus in which electrons revolve are called orbits or shells.
The outermost shell of the nucleus of an atom is called a valence shell.
Hence, the correct statement is the shell closest to the nucleus of an atom is called the first shell. Also called "K Shell'

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