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octet rule

octet rule 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

octet rule

  1. 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.)
  2. 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

octet rule meaning in Tamil

octet rule in Tamil

எண்ம விதி

Questions about octet rule

What does octet rule mean?
Octet rule means 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.).
What is octet rule in Tamil?
Octet rule in Tamil is எண்ம விதி. See Octet rule meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is octet rule?
Octet rule is a noun.

Words near octet rule in the dictionary

  1. octenyls
  2. octeocyte
  3. octeract
  4. octeracts
  5. octet
  6. octet rule
  7. octethyl
  8. octetonium
  9. octets
  10. octett
  11. octette

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