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An atom is chemically stable if its outer energy level (is filled with, contains no) electrons.

An atom is chemically stable if its outer energy level (is filled with, contains no) electrons.
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An atom is chemically stable if its outer energy level (is filled with, contains no) electrons.

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Well, according to the octet rule, an atom is chemically stable when the outer energy level is filled with 8 electrons. Similar is the case with noble gases. They contain 8 electrons in the outermost shell and thus they are stable.
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