How many electrons are contained in the first, second, and third energy levels, respectively, for the element sulfur, s?

First shell : 2

Second shell : 8

Third shell: 6

Explanation:

The atomic number of sulfur is 16.

The electronic configuration of sulfur is: 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁴

There are three shells : n =1, n=2 and n=3

The first shell has two electrons, 1s²

The second shell has eight electrons, 2s²2p⁶

The third shell has six electrons, 3s²3p⁴

assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight   the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the have energy higher than those in the orbital while lower than those of the orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the orbital is therefore filled right after orbitals and before orbitals.  

potassium has electron configuration and calcium . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the and should be highlighted as well.

the correct answer is:

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