what elements follow the octet rule?

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Basically, everything doesn't follow the octet rule other than, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen.

The octet rule states that atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons in order to achieve a stable configuration with eight electrons in their outermost energy level (except for hydrogen, which only needs two electrons). Elements that follow the octet rule are typically found in the s- and p-block of the periodic table.

To determine which elements follow the octet rule, you can look at their location in the periodic table. Starting from the left side of the periodic table, elements in Group 1 (alkali metals) have a tendency to lose one electron to achieve a stable configuration. Elements in Group 2 (alkaline earth metals) lose two electrons to obtain stability.

Moving to the right side of the periodic table, elements in Groups 15, 16, and 17 (also known as nitrogen, oxygen, and halogen groups) tend to gain electrons to complete their octet. For example, nitrogen gains three electrons, oxygen gains two electrons, and the halogens (such as fluorine and chlorine) gain one electron to achieve stability.

It is important to note that these are general trends, and there may be exceptions. Additionally, there are certain elements, such as transition metals, that do not strictly follow the octet rule due to their ability to form compounds with varying numbers of electrons.

Consulting a periodic table or studying the periodic trends will provide further insight into which elements follow the octet rule.

As a general rule the representative elements; however, some of them still form some compounds that don't follow the octet rule.