Interpretation: The electronic configuration achieved by atoms by sharing of electrons to form covalent bonds needs to be determined.
Concept Introduction: Electronic configuration of an atom of an element shows the arrangement of electrons in the atomic orbitals.
Explanation of Solution
An atom of an element can share electrons with other atoms of the same and different elements to form covalent bonds. Here, atoms share electron pairs to achieve noble gas electron configuration. The most commonly filled orbitals of an atom are s, p, d, and f . Here, s orbital can maximum have 2 electrons. The number of maximum electrons for p, d, and f orbitals are 6, 10, and 14 respectively. Here, atoms complete their octets by sharing one or more electrons with another atom.
Thus, atoms achieve noble gas electron configuration by sharing electrons to form covalent bonds.
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