The outermost orbit of an element cannot have more than eight electrons.

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The correct option is A True
When we observe the periodic table carefully we find that d and f electrons are added is $(n - 1)$ and $(n - 2)$ shells and only s and p electrons are added in $n^{t h}$ shell. So an element can have more $8$ electrons in $n^{t h}$ i.e., outermost shell . Thus statement is true.

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The outermost orbit of an element cannot have more than eight electrons.

The correct option is A TrueWhen we observe the periodic table carefully we find that d and f electrons are added is (n−1) and (n−2) shells and only s and p electrons are added in nth shell. So an element can have more 8 electrons in nth i.e., outermost shell . Thus statement is true.