Question

What is the maximum number of atoms that a hydrogen atom can bond with in an organic compound?

Answer 1

hydrogen can bond with any one atom with a covalent bond

Answer 2

Answer: Hydrogen can only form 1 atom.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hydrogen is the 1st element of the periodic table having electronic configuration of
`1s^1`

This element cannot loose 1 electron because after that, this element will be left with 0 electrons and that will lead to instability of an atom. So, it will only form covalent bond.

A covalent bond is formed when sharing of electrons takes place between the atoms forming the bond. For Example: HCl

As, hydrogen require only 1 electron to attain stable electronic configuration. Thus, it will only form 1 bond (having 2 electrons) with any other atom.