22. In 4f12, the 12 stands for the

The 12 stands for the number of electrons that fill the f orbital

In an atom there are levels of energy in the shell and sub shell  

This energy level is expressed in the form of electron configurations.  

Writing electron configurations starts from the lowest to the highest sub-shell energy level. There are 4 sub-shells in the shell of an atom, namely s, p, d and f. The maximum number of electrons for each sub shell is  

• s: 2 electrons  

• p: 6 electrons  

• d: 10 electrons and  

• f: 14 electrons  

4f¹² :

4 : number of shell

12 : the number of electrons that fill the f orbital

fe 55.85 g/mol and h2o 18.02 g/mol.