Often broken, it does not
Often broken, it does not take into account paramagnetic compounds like nitrogen monoxide. Common counterexamples are halogenated phosphorus and sulfur. Also known as the Lewis-Langmuir theory—for 10 points—name this rule stating that the most stable electron valence shell contains eight electrons.
Often broken, it does not take into account paramagnetic compounds like nitrogen monoxide.
{octet} rule