Octet Rule and its Exceptions Quiz

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    Expanded octets are the molecules

    • With more than 8 electrons surrounding the central atom
    • With equal to 8 electrons surrounding the central atom
    • With 1 to 3 electrons surrounding the central atom
    • With 4 to 6 electrons surrounding the central atom
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Is your chemistry very strong? Do you think you know about different chemistry rules? Are you ready for the octet rule and its exceptions quiz that we have designed for you? The octet rule is one of the many chemical rules out there that says that atoms are the most stable, with their valence shells having eight electrons. Here are some questions for your practice about octet rules and their exceptions. Let's see how you perform.

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  • 2. 

    Incomplete octets are the molecules

    • With equal to 8 electrons surrounding the central atom

    • With more than 8 electrons surrounding the central atom

    • With less than 8 electrons surrounding the central atom

    • With 1 to 3 electrons surrounding the central atom

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  • 3. 

     Calcium (Ca) needs to lose _______ to become stable.

    • 5

    • 3

    • 2

    • 1

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  • 4. 

    This element loses 2 electrons to attain an octet.

    • Magnesium

    • Lithium

    • Sulfur

    • Helium

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  • 5. 

    This element loses 1 electron to attain an octet.

    • Potassium

    • Helium

    • Boron

    • None of these

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  • 6. 

    Which of these is an exception to the octet rule?

    • Expended octet

    • Incomplete octet

    • Odd number octet

    • All of these

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  • 7. 

    What is the molecule with unpaired electrons surrounding the central atom classified as?

    • Odd number electron

    • Even number electron

    • Complete electron

    • None of these

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  • 8. 

    Which of these statements is true about the octet rule?

    • It focuses on an important chemical rule of thumb.

    • It says that the atoms that have bonded share eight outer electrons.

    • None of these two options is true.

    • Both A & B are true.

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  • 9. 

    Which of these elements has too few electrons to form an octet?

    • Carbon Dioxide

    • Boron

    • Oxygen

    • None of these

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  • 10. 

    Which of the two elements, hydrogen and beryllium, have too few electrons to form an octet?

    • Hydrogen

    • Beryllium

    • Both

    • None

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