what is called octet electron configuration?
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He called his explanation the octet rule. The octet rule states that atoms tend to form compounds in ways that give them eight valence electrons and thus the electron configuration of a noble gas. ... Atoms of nonmetals tend to gain electrons in order to fill their outermost principal energy level with an octet.
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The second is a nonmetal which has high electronegativity. A good example of this can be chlorine. A chlorine atom in its outer electron shell has seven electrons. Here, the first and second shells have two and eight electrons respectively.
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