An element has 8 electrons in the valence shell

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It will lose electron

It will gain an electron

It neither gains or lose electron

It will make bond with itself

answer is C.

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The octet rule refers to the tendency of atoms to prefer to have eight electrons in the valence shell. When atoms have fewer than eight electrons, they tend to react and form more stable compounds. when it attain octet configuration it neither gain nor loss because it is stable

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