Question

what are the ways in which the atoms try to attain a stable electronic configuration?

Answer 1

Explanation:

the atom can either gain electron or lose electron to have stable configuration.

atom can also share electron to become stable

Answer 2

by Gaining of losing electrons.....

Atoms of the representative elements achieve a noble gas configuration by gaining or losing electrons and becoming ions, or by sharing electrons.

Explanation:

Atoms of the representative elements achieve a noble gas configuration by gaining or losing electrons and becoming ions, or by sharing electrons. Helium (He), in Period 1, is the first noble gas and has an electron configuration of 1s2 .

example :

Sodium would become stable if it could lose an electron and attain the configuration of neon (2,8)