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Explain what is wrong with the following structure. H-- H-- :..''O

The dots are supposed to be above below and to the right of the O


The answer is
Hydrogen cannot have more than two electrons.

Hydrogen bonds to only one other atom at a time.

There are too many electrons in the final structure

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this is correct, THANK YOU!! :)

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