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How every many it takes to achieve a stable valence shell. Most of the time this is 8.

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Most atoms seek to have a full outer electron shell, consisting of 8 electrons (or 2 electrons in the case of hydrogen and helium). This is known as the octet rule. However, there are exceptions to this rule for certain elements.

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