Define octet rule.
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 10 months ago
The octet rule refers to the tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in the valence shell. When atoms have fewer than eight electrons, they tend to react and form more stable compounds. It was postulated by Kossel & Lewis. The atoms complete their octet by either loosing or gaining of electrons. They do so to attain the nearest noble gas stable electronic configuration .for example
The octet rule successfully explained the formation of chemical bonds depending upon the nature of the element.
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