Question

Neon has 8 electrons in its outer shell does it bond why or why not

Answer 1

it does, it will grow bigger and bigger

Answer 2

The valence (outermost) electron shells are shown. Click on the button to show or hide the inner orbital shells. A key characteristic of atoms is that they are most stable when they have full outer electron shells. Helium (He) has a full outer shell with two electrons; directly below it in the periodic table is Neon.