Homework Statement
Explain why the first four rows of periodic table have 2, 8, 8 and 18 atoms respectively
Homework Equations
I have a feeling this has something to do with the central field approximation OR the s, p, d, f orbitals and how many electrons can go in each OR something else
The...
Homework Statement
This is what the question looks like and I don't even have an idea where to begin since we didn't really cover this during lectures.
Homework Equations
This is all I have from my notes:
also I found that Eg=Ec-Ev
Any help appreciated
Thanks