He
Eight - it has a full outer shell of electrons.
The noble gases, in column 18 (or in older tables, column VIII) do not bond, they already have full set of electrons. the rest all bond because they want full set of electrons to be more stable.
The second energy level contains eight valance electrons when it's full.
Atoms do not actually have desires as such, although the metaphor can be useful. Atoms are more stable when they have a full outer electron shell. The smaller atoms, hydrogen, helium, lithium, and beryllium, can obtain a full outer shell with only two electrons in it. The heavier atoms require 8 electrons to have a full outer shell. That is known as the octet rule (an octet is a set of eight).
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Yes, it can.
It does.
An atom with 4 valence electrons will have to either gain 4 electrons or lose 4 electrons to achieve a full set of eight electrons.
Yes, it is true.
He
They will gain 3 electrons from something with 3 valence electrons.
Either lose 5 electrons, which is least likely, or gain 3 electrons.
The element is helium, with symbol He.
Krypton has 8 valence electrons.
Eight - it has a full outer shell of electrons.