Exceptions To The Octet Rule Flashcards by Ashley Michele | Brainscape

Q

Free radicals

A

Odd electron species

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Q

Insufficient octet

A

Incomplete octet
Still stable

B, Be, Al

Ex BH3

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Expanded octet

A

Central atoms in period 4, 5, or 6

S or As are common

Ex, SF6

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