Question: Figure was constructed using the Pauli exclusion principle and indicates that the n = 1 shell holds 2 electrons, the n = 2 shell holds

Figure was constructed using the Pauli exclusion principle and indicates that the n = 1 shell holds 2 electrons, the n = 2 shell holds 8 electrons, and the n = 3 shell holds 18 electrons. These numbers can be obtained by adding the numbers given in the figure for the subshells contained within a given shell. How many electrons can be put into the n = 5 shell, which is only partly shown in the figure?
Figure was constructed using the Pauli exclusion principle and indicates

Maximunm number of electrons Subshell in subshell Highest 10 energy 2 6 10 2 6 2 6 2 2 e-2 n 3 e-0 n 2 e-0 Lowest energy n 1 e-0

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