Most atoms follow the octet rule meaning they need electrons to fill their valence shells. One important exception is H which only needs electrons to fill its valence shell. full they blank

The octet rule means that atoms need a total of 8 valence electrons to fill their valence shell. Hydrogen only needs two to fill its valence shell.

Explanation:

All atoms except for hydrogen can hold a total of 8 valence electrons in their outer energy levels (2 in the s level, 6 in the p level). Hydrogen only has two electrons total, so it does not require more than the s level and two electrons to have a full valence.

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