The outermost orbit of an atom cannot have more than _________ electrons.

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The outermost shell is called the valence shell.
The outermost orbits have a maximum of eight electrons present in them and that configuration is called stable octet configuration.
Therefore, the outermost orbit of an atom cannot have more than eight electrons.

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The outermost orbit of an atom cannot have more than _________ electrons.

The outermost shell is called the valence shell.The outermost orbits have a maximum of eight electrons present in them and that configuration is called stable octet configuration.Therefore, the outermost orbit of an atom cannot have more than eight electrons.

The outermost shell is called the valence shell.
The outermost orbits have a maximum of eight electrons present in them and that configuration is called stable octet configuration.
Therefore, the outermost orbit of an atom cannot have more than eight electrons.