The octet rule states that atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons in order to acquire a full
set of valence electrons. Which type of model could be used to demonstrate this process?
The octet rule states that atoms tend to form compounds in ways that give them eight valence electrons and thus the electron configuration of a noble gas. ... Atoms of nonmetals tend to gain electrons in order to fill their outermost principal energy level with an octet.
