NCERT Exercise 4.5 - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Question: Define the octet rule. State its significance and limitations.
Answer: Atoms tend to attain eight valence electrons by loss, gain, or sharing. It explains many ionic and covalent compounds but fails for incomplete octets (BeCl2, BF3), expanded octets (PCl5, SF6), odd-...
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