Which of the following are correct with respect to stability of an atom?

Fully filled outer orbit

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Octet configuration

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Fully filled outer orbit and octet configuration

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C
Fully filled outer orbit and octet configuration

The fully filled outer orbit i.e. 8 electrons in the outermost orbit of an atom is considered to be stable. 8 electrons in outermost orbit is called octet configuration.

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