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Course: Class 9 Chemistry (India) > Unit 4
Lesson 2: How are electrons distributed in various shells?Electron distribution in shells
Google ClassroomHow are electrons distributed in the shells around the nucleus? Do they follows any rules? Let's find out!
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Octate rule says that the outermost layer can have maximum of 8 electrons, but the layer in which 8 electrons are grtting filled isn't the outermost layer.
Can't understand this concept.(2 votes)
The outermost layer can have 8 electrons. That does not mean it always will. The second-to-outermost will always be filled with either 2 (K shell) or 8 (L shell through N shell).(2 votes)