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Select the correct answer. In a molecule of water, how many electrons are shared between each hydrogen atom and an oxygen atom?

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Answer:

Two electrons

Step-by-step explanation:

The oxygen atom shares one pair of valence electrons with each hydrogen atom. Each pair of shared electrons represents one covalent bond, so two covalent bonds hold the water molecule together.

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it is o for oxygen because I studied it

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