CHEMISTRY- 10.9 Exceptions to the Octet Rule-
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Octet Rule - ✔✔Atoms prefer to have eight electrons in valence shell.
Odd-Electron Species - ✔✔Molecules with an odd number of electrons.
Free Radicals - ✔✔Molecules or ions with unpaired electrons.
Nitrogen Monoxide - ✔✔An example of an odd-electron species.
Incomplete Octets - ✔✔Atoms with fewer than eight electrons.
Boron Compounds - ✔✔Boron typically has six electrons in compounds.
Beryllium Compounds - ✔✔Beryllium also forms incomplete octets.
Coordinate Covalent Bond - ✔✔Bond where one atom provides both electrons.
Expanded Octets - ✔✔Atoms with more than eight electrons in valence.
Third-Row Elements - ✔✔Can have expanded octets due to accessible d orbitals.
Arsenic Pentafluoride - ✔✔Example of a molecule with an expanded octet.
Sulfur Hexafluoride - ✔✔Another example with an expanded octet.
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Octet Rule - ✔✔Atoms prefer to have eight electrons in valence shell.
Odd-Electron Species - ✔✔Molecules with an odd number of electrons.
Free Radicals - ✔✔Molecules or ions with unpaired electrons.
Nitrogen Monoxide - ✔✔An example of an odd-electron species.
Incomplete Octets - ✔✔Atoms with fewer than eight electrons.
Boron Compounds - ✔✔Boron typically has six electrons in compounds.
Beryllium Compounds - ✔✔Beryllium also forms incomplete octets.
Coordinate Covalent Bond - ✔✔Bond where one atom provides both electrons.
Expanded Octets - ✔✔Atoms with more than eight electrons in valence.
Third-Row Elements - ✔✔Can have expanded octets due to accessible d orbitals.
Arsenic Pentafluoride - ✔✔Example of a molecule with an expanded octet.
Sulfur Hexafluoride - ✔✔Another example with an expanded octet.
