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why can hypovalent atoms hold less than eight electrons?

why can hypovalent atoms hold less than eight electrons?
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when a molecule does not have a sufficient number of valence electrons to show octets about each of the atoms, that means each atoms have less than eight electrons. obviously, a valid structure cannot be defined without a octets structure of a molecule.

It is possible because of, octets are assigned on the more electronegative atoms so that the lack of an octet occurs on the least electronegative atom.

FOR EXAMPLE

Take the lewis structure of BF3.

B=3 valence electron(VE) .

3 F=21 VE .

Here lack of octets occurs on the B atom  to fulfill or define a valid lewis structure.

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