An atom or ion attains ______ when it reaches octet configuration.
Instability
Stability
The octet configuration is considered to be stable.Elements combine to attain the octet configuration and thus, Stability.
In order to attain octet configuration, the atoms share, lose or gain electrons, then its atomic mass
It is thought that atoms combine with each other such that the outermost orbit acquires a stable configuration of 8 electrons. If stability were attained with 6 electrons rather than with 8, what would be the formula of the stable fluoride ions?