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Open shell
In the context of atomic orbitals, an open shell is a valence shell which is not completely filled with electrons or which has not given all of its valence electrons through chemical bonds with other atoms or molecules during a chemical reaction. The valence shell of most common elements must contain eight electrons to be completely filled (at least for Periods 2 and 3).
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