Explanation needed:Number of electrons in the 4th shell
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Explanation needed:Number of electrons in the 4th shell

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For a total of EIGHTEEN (6+2+10).You can fit 14 electrons in the fourth shell.......
I hear the answer is 32, due to the rule of 2n^2 but I don't understand how?! Ok so the configuration goes 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 etc...
I only count 18? A thorough explanation of this would be much appreciated as I have a great interest in Chemistry, and it annoys me how I can't find an answer to it!
Thanks a bunch!

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You can fit 2 electrons in the first shell.
You can fit 6 electrons in the second shell. For a total of EIGHT (6+2).
You can fit 10 electrons in the third shell. For a total of EIGHTEEN (6+2+10).
You can fit 14 electrons in the fourth shell. For a total of THIRTY-TWO (6+2+10+14)
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