All atoms want to have their outer energy levels full. When they have eight valence electrons they are full. They will become full by combining with other elements that the they may encounter until they see eight. You also could say until they have eight valence electrons.
This rule doesn't exist; you think probable to octet rule.
Most atoms need eight valence electrons to have a complete outer shell and achieve a stable, "happy" state, a concept known as the octet rule. However, there are exceptions, such as hydrogen and helium, which are stable with just two valence electrons. Atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to reach this stable configuration.
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To draw a Lewis dot structure for atoms and ions, you need to consider the number of valence electrons, which are the electrons in the outermost shell. For neutral atoms, the number of valence electrons corresponds to the group number in the periodic table. For ions, you must adjust the count based on the charge: add electrons for negative charges and subtract for positive charges. Once you determine the number of valence electrons, represent them as dots around the element’s symbol, following the octet rule where applicable.
If you mean valence electrons, then valence electrons are the number of electrons an atom has in its outer level. If you look on a periodic table, the fastest way to do this is to look at what column they are in. If it is in column one, it has one valence electron. Just don't use this rule for metals (rows 3-12) because the rule does not apply to metals. Hope this helped!
Octet Rule!
This rule doesn't exist; you think probable to octet rule.
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The octet rule.
It depends, most atoms need 8 total valence electrons in their outer shell (some need 2). So subtract the number they have (determined by the group that the element is in) from 8 and that is how many they need to fill their outer shell!
Valency depends upon no of electrons in outer most shell the atoms have a specific no of electrons in valence shell so they have characteristic valence .(but transition metal violate this rule).
atoms either loose or gain a maximum of 2 valence electrons like hydrogen
Generally, a compete valence shell holds EIGHT electrons.
Atoms become stable when they have a full outer electron shell, which typically means having 8 valence electrons (except for hydrogen and helium, which are stable with 2 valence electrons). This stable configuration is known as the octet rule.
Atoms with eight valence electrons are said to have achieved an octet configuration, which is associated with stability due to fulfilling the "octet rule." This stable configuration is typically found in noble gases and is sought after by other elements through bonding and sharing electrons.
The maximum number of electrons that can be found in the valence shell is 8. This is known as the octet rule, which states that atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve a full valence shell of 8 electrons.
Nitrogen has five valence electrons as a neutral atom, but it is shooting for eight. So it needs to gain three more electrons.