Octet Rule

Octet Rule: Easy to understand

Imagine trying to assemble a jigsaw puzzle, where the picture only looks complete when all the pieces are perfectly placed. In a similar way, atoms strive to achieve a stable configuration by having eight electrons in their outermost shell, just like completing the puzzle with all pieces. Just as a puzzle is incomplete without all its pieces fitting together, an atom feels "incomplete" without a full set of valence electrons, so it gains, loses, or shares electrons to achieve that full "puzzle" of eight, resulting in stability.

Octet Rule Definition

Practice Version

Octet Rule Definition

Octet Rule: States that atoms gain, lose or share electrons to fill their outermost energy shell with 8 valence electrons. Octet rule. The octet rule is a guideline that atoms are most stable when they have eight electrons in their outer shell.