The maximum number of electrons present in $K$ shell are _________.

2

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Solution

The correct option is C $2$
The shell which is closet to the nucleus or the first shell is known as K-shell. It is followed by the L-shell and then the M-shell. K-shell can accomodate upto 2 electrons, M can accomodate 8 and N can accomodate 18 electrons.

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