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Question: If elements with principal quantum number n \> 4 were not allowed in nature, the number of possible ...

If elements with principal quantum number n > 4 were not allowed in nature, the number of possible elements would have been –

A

60

B

32

C

4

D

64

Answer

60

Explanation

Solution

n > 4

= 2(1)2 + 2(2)2 + 2(3)2 + 2(4)2

= 2 + 8 + 18 + 32

= 60