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Which is the only element in group 1 on the periodic table that forms covalent bonds?

hydrogen
lithium
potassium
sodium

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Hydrogen hope this help!
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Answer:

Hydrogen.

Hydrogen can be considered to be in Group 1 or Group 17 because it has properties similar to both groups. Hydrogen can participate in both ionic and covalent bonding. When participating in covalent bonding, hydrogen only needs two electrons to have a full valence shell.

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