According to the diagram and text above, which of the following is not a possible result of cloud seeding? a) an increase in the number of ice crystals that form in the air b) an increase in the amount of precipitation that falls c) a decrease in the size of ice crystals that form in a cloud d) a decrease in the size of the clouds in an area

Option (A) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

According to the octet rule, every atom has the tendency to completely fill its octet and for that it needs to occupy eight electrons in its valence shell.

For example, atomic number of oxygen atom is 8 and its electronic distribution is 2, 6.

And in order to completely fill its valence shell and attain stability an oxygen atom needs to gain two electrons from another atom.

Thus, we can conclude that oxygen obey the octet rule when reacting to form compounds as it gains electrons.