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octet rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
octet rule
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rule stating that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons in order to have a full valence shell of 8 electrons. (Hydrogen is excluded because it can hold a maximum of 2 electrons in its valence shell.)

noun

The statement that when atoms combine to form molecules they generally each lose, gain, or share valence electrons until they attain or share eight; also called

Questions

What does octet rule mean?
A rule stating that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons in order to have a full valence shell of 8 electrons. (Hydrogen is excluded because it can hold a maximum of 2 electrons in its valence shell.)

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