{"id":1150,"date":"2015-12-12T12:38:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T12:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecchemu1hwrk\/?page_id=1150"},"modified":"2015-12-12T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T13:26:07","slug":"revise-electron-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hyndsecchemu1hwrk\/revise-electron-arrangements\/","title":{"rendered":"Revise Electron Arrangements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\">In atom, electrons are held in shells (also called orbits or energy levels) around the nucleus. \u00a0Each shell can only hold a specified number of electrons, and for elements 1 to 20 (all that is necessary for National 5), the first 4 shells are used.<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hyndsecchemu1hwrk\/uploads\/sites\/5077\/2015\/12\/Oxygen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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