Question

To fulfill the octet rule electron sharing leads to ____ electrons around each atom?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8

Answer 1

D. 8

You can predict it from it's name "Octet" means Eight. Atom must have that number of electron to have a stable structure!

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. To fulfill the octet rule electron sharing leads to 8 electrons around each atom. From the word octet, you can directly say that the number 8 is involved here. Hope this answers the question.