42. The ratio of number of electrons in N shell of A and M shell of B with atomic numbers 40 and 32 respectively is (1) 5 : 3 (2) 9 : 5 (3) 5 : 9 (4) 5 : 4 Share with your friends Share 2 Geetha answered this Atomic number 40 has electronic configuration, 2,8,18,10,2Atomic number 32 has electronic configuration, 2,8,18,4N shell is the fourth shell which has 10 and 4 as the number of electronsSo the ratio is 10:4 = 5 : 2 -10 View Full Answer Udita Singh answered this explain -1