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Explain well true as well false statements.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the octet rule?

1.  Atoms gain, lose, or share electrons, following the octet rule, because the resulting electron configurations have decreased stability.
2.  The atoms of covalent compounds generally do not obey the octet rule.
3.  When ionic bonds form the octet rule is obeyed resulting in ions having a full outer shell of electrons.