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How can you tell from a dot diagram how many covalent bonds can be formed in an element?

A: By the number of protons in the dot diagram

B: By the number of valence electrons in the dot diagram

C: By the number of neutrons in the dot diagram

D: You can not tell the number of covalent bonds from a dot diagram.

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Answer:

B

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the answer is B by the number of valence electrons.

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