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(Acellus) Oxygen can form a maximum of ____ bonds.
A. 2
B. 3

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Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxygen has 2 valence electrons.

Therefore, the number of bonds it can form with other atoms is equal to the number of valence electrons.

Hence,

Oxygen can form a maximum of 2 bonds.

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