Limitations Of Octet Rule

Limitations Of Octet Rule

graph TD; A[Limitations Of Octet Rule] --> B[Doesn't Apply to All Elements]; A --> C[Inability to Explain the Stability of Some Molecules]; A --> D[Inability to Explain the Shapes of Molecules]; A --> E[Doesn't Account for Ions]; B --> F[Hydrogen and Helium]; B --> G[Transition Metals]; C --> H[Expanded Octet]; C --> I[Incomplete Octet]; D --> J[Molecular Geometry]; E --> K[Polyatomic Ions];