Question

Explain why hydrogen can only have 2 valence electrons around it when it bonds to other items. What is the maximum number of bonds hydrogen will form?​

Answer 1

In first shell only 2 electrons are present in hydrogen only one electron is present in valence shell. To complete its duplet hydrogen can share lose or gain only one electron to form chemical bond.

Hydrogen can form only one bond.

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