The idea was suggested by the chemical theory of valency in which one is used to the idea of electrons in an atom forming closed shells which do not contribute at all to the valency.
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因此要填满我们的“八隅体“,排满所有的价壳层,我们总共需要十八个电子。
So in terms of total numbers that we would need to complete our octets and fill our valence shells, we would need 18 electrons.