I guess my further question which is more philosophical in nature, would then lead toward "why is 8 somehow the magic number that (mostly) all atomic particles follow for their stable bonds?"
like you and others have said though, some elements can have more than 8 and be stable which answers my question in a more broad sense because I learned thanks to yall (and googling it after reading these) that not all elements follow that rule! most do, but not all, and I wrote the question under the impression there were no exceptions to the rule!
Your logic applies more to deleting than editing:
“How do you even know I posted that?”
“You could’ve photoshopped that tweet to make it
Look like I did”
Screenshot the tweet, then screenshot the edit history. The edit button isn’t the worst part it’s the delete button.
Political figure can tweet something, people get big mad and screenshot, political figure deletes tweet then claims any screenshots of said tweet are fabricated images, supporters believe political figure, screenshotters are labeled as spreading false information
Screenshot the tweet, then screenshot the edit history. The edit button isn’t the worst part it’s the delete button.
Political figure can tweet something, people get big mad and screenshot, political figure deletes tweet then claims any screenshots of said tweet are fabricated images, supporters believe political figure, screenshotters are labeled as spreading false information
ArcadeAndrew115 OP t1_j99ug9r wrote
Reply to comment by joshuatyberg in ELI5: How do we know for certain that atoms can't have more than 8 maximum outermost electrons when atoms form chemical bonds? Is there any research being done to see why atoms prefer the octet rule? by ArcadeAndrew115
I guess my further question which is more philosophical in nature, would then lead toward "why is 8 somehow the magic number that (mostly) all atomic particles follow for their stable bonds?"
like you and others have said though, some elements can have more than 8 and be stable which answers my question in a more broad sense because I learned thanks to yall (and googling it after reading these) that not all elements follow that rule! most do, but not all, and I wrote the question under the impression there were no exceptions to the rule!
Fascinating!