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Nothing will happen, unless it is radioactive.
Nothing will happen, unless it is radioactive.
It will react with other nearby atoms to give, receive or share electrons until it has a full outer shell.
It will react with other nearby atoms to give, receive or share electrons until it has a full outer shell.
It will gain or lose neutrons until it has an equivalent number of neutrons to protons.
It will gain or lose neutrons until it has an equivalent number of neutrons to protons.
It will release electrons and protons until it reaches a stable configuration.
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The correct response is:
It will react with other nearby atoms to give, receive or share electrons until it has a full outer shell.
According to the octet rule, atoms tend to seek a full outer shell of electrons (typically 8 electrons for most atoms) to achieve stability, which often involves interactions with other atoms.
