Question

To fulfill the octet rule on the Periodic Table, the first energy level (period/row) can hold ____ electrons and _____ on the second energy level.

Answer 1

To fulfill the octet rule on the Periodic Table, the first energy level (period/row) can hold **2 electrons**, and the second energy level can hold **8 electrons**. This follows the general rules for electron capacity where the first energy level can hold a maximum of \(2n^2\) electrons, where \(n\) is the principal quantum number (in this case, \(n = 1\) for the first energy level and \(n = 2\) for the second energy level).