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Inorganic chemistry

the tendency of stable transition metal complexes to have eighteen valence electrons around the metal, filling its valence shell.

In inorganic chemistry, 18-electron rule refers to the tendency of stable transition metal complexes to have eighteen valence electrons around the metal, filling its valence shell. This meaning comes from Langmuir (1921) in Science.[1]

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References

Langmuir, I. (1921). Types of Valence. Science, 54(1386), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.54.1386.59

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