The Number of Electrons in the l = 2 Subshell for a 35-electron Atom

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An atom with 35 electrons will have its electrons distributed according to the Aufbau principle, filling lower energy levels before higher ones. The l = 2 subshell, which corresponds to the d subshell, can hold a maximum of 10 electrons. For a 35-electron atom, the electron configuration would fill the 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, and 3d subshells before reaching the 4p subshell. Thus, the l = 2 subshell contains 10 electrons. Understanding the distribution of electrons in subshells is crucial for grasping atomic structure.
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If an atom in it's ground state has 35 electrons, then how many of these electrons are in the l = 2 subshell?
 
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How are electrons assigned to different shells?
 
by their energy leveals?
im not very clear on this topic
 
is it 10 electrons?
 
Seems like.
 
thank you
 

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