How many electrons can be accommodated in K-shell?

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Solution

The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in an orbit of an atom is equal to $2 n^{2}$ , where n is the number of orbits.
So, the maximum number of electrons in K-shell ( n = 1 ) = $2 * 1^{2} = 2$ .

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