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Hi,
I'm a novice at quantum and I was just wondering why an electrically neutral fluorine atom needs to absorb an electron to make itself electrically unbalanced with a new -1 charge? In our general chemistry class, the explanation was that the fluorine atom for some unexplained reason wants to complete it's valence octet even if it means ending up with more electrons than protons. I was wondering if quantum mechanics offers a deeper explanation other than just needing to complete its octet?
I'm a novice at quantum and I was just wondering why an electrically neutral fluorine atom needs to absorb an electron to make itself electrically unbalanced with a new -1 charge? In our general chemistry class, the explanation was that the fluorine atom for some unexplained reason wants to complete it's valence octet even if it means ending up with more electrons than protons. I was wondering if quantum mechanics offers a deeper explanation other than just needing to complete its octet?