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Why do atoms tend to combine with other atoms instead of existing as single atoms?
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Why do atoms tend to combine with other atoms instead of existing as single atoms?

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To form new atoms. it's like asking animals why do they mate. It's an instinct they have.
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It's all about the electrons. Whether or not the atom has an outer ring of fewer or more than its neighboring atoms.
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