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f an atom has 6 valence electrons, how many electrons does it need to gain to achieve a stable electron configuration?
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f an atom has 6 valence electrons, how many electrons does it need to gain to achieve a stable electron configuration?

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For an atom to achieve a stable electron configuration, it needs 8 valence electrons. Since this atom has 6 valence electrons, it needs 2 more to achieve a stable electron configuration.

8-6=2
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