Octet Rules

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RichardValdez1L
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Octet Rules

Postby RichardValdez1L » Sun May 20, 2018 11:49 pm

Is Boron the only atom that has an incomplete octet?
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Cindy Nguyen 1L
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Re: Octet Rules

Postby Cindy Nguyen 1L » Mon May 21, 2018 12:27 am

No. Group 3 elements in general often have incomplete octets.
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Michael Park
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Re: Octet Rules

Postby Michael Park » Mon May 21, 2018 1:33 am

No. For example, hydrogen fulfills its incomplete octet with 2 valence electrons, beryllium is filled with 6. Many group 3 elements have this phenomena.
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Haison Nguyen 1I
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Re: Octet Rules

Postby Haison Nguyen 1I » Mon May 21, 2018 1:39 pm

I believe hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, and aluminum follow the same exception to the octet rule. Correct me if I am wrong though please.
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Yitzchak Jacobson 1F
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Re: Octet Rules

Postby Yitzchak Jacobson 1F » Sun May 27, 2018 11:25 pm

Hello :)
To answer your question, boron isn't the only element to have an incomplete octet. If you take a look at group 3 on the periodic table, those elements have incomplete octets as well.
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