what is the "shell" of an atom?

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what is the "shell" of an atom?

2007-10-11 02:57:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Ken is correct. Shell is a word that is usually given to principal quantum numbers of electron orbits. People say "two in the first, eight in the second, eight in the third, eighteen in the fourth..." Shells are denoted K, L, M, N...

2007-10-11 03:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

the shell is the orbits of the electrons

2007-10-11 03:07:29 · answer #2 · answered by KEN K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋