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How many electrons are shared in the bond between a hydrogen atom and a cardon atom in a molecule?

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It forms from two hydrogen atoms, each with one electron in a 1s orbital. Both hydrogen atoms share the two electrons in the covalent bond, and each acquires a helium-like electron configuration.

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