D Demo0710 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 22, 2011 Messages 33 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Jun 27, 2012 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Can someone go over the exceptions? I understand the following: 1) Odd number of atoms = you can't balance it out and have a radical 2) Boron, Be - have 6 instead of 8 3) P - can have 10, S - have 12 Am I missing anything else?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Can someone go over the exceptions? I understand the following: 1) Odd number of atoms = you can't balance it out and have a radical 2) Boron, Be - have 6 instead of 8 3) P - can have 10, S - have 12 Am I missing anything else?
H Heller123 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Feb 28, 2012 Messages 76 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Jun 27, 2012 #2 Elements beyond row 3 generally don't obey the Octet rule. Al also has 6 and H, of course, has only 2 Upvote 0 Downvote
Elements beyond row 3 generally don't obey the Octet rule. Al also has 6 and H, of course, has only 2