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Thank you for posting you question here. The Shell 3, across the third period it takes only 8 electrons while shell 1 has 2 potential electrons and shell 2 also has 8 potential electrons. I hope the answer helps. Happy to help you.
Answer: The element whose third shell contains two p electrons is, silicon.
Explanation:
Electronic configuration : It is defined as the representation of electrons around the nucleus of an atom.
Number of electrons in an atom are determined by the electronic configuration.
Atomic number : It is defined as the number of electrons or number of protons present in a neutral atom.
As per question the electronic configuration will be,
[tex]1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^2[/tex]
The total number of electrons = [2 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 2] = 14
The atom having atomic number 14 is silicon.
Hence, the element whose third shell contains two p electrons is silicon.
