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Why can Hydrogen and helium only hold two electrons in there valence shell, but Neon can...

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Why can Hydrogen and helium only hold two electrons in therevalence shell, but Neon can hold 8?(You will receive extra creditif you can explain this with quantum numbers)

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Lets explain it with quantum numbers There are 4 quantum numbers n l ml ms n is principle quantum number l is azimuthal quantum number ml is magnetic quantum number ms is spin quantum number Lets explain possible value of n and l    See Answer
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