What element never obeys the ''octet rule'' when covalently bonding?
1 Answer
Jul 3, 2014
I'm guessing that one element that never obeys the octet rule when bonding is beryllium. Beryllium has only 2 valence electrons for bonding.
Another element that does not follow the octet rule is boron. Boron does share electrons, but it has only three valence electrons.