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Analyze: The first shell can hold a maximum of two electrons. How does this explain the valence of hydrogen

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Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrogen has a valency of +1 or -1. Its electronic configuration is 1s1.

The 1s sub-level (first shell) is known to hold two electrons. This means that hydrogen may either loose this one electron in the 1s level to yield H^+ or accept another electron into this 1s level to form H^- (the hydride ion).

The formation of the hydride ion completes the 1s orbital.

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