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The covalent bonds that oxygen shares with hydrogen gives it a full outer shell of 8 electrons.
Eight. Oxygen has 6 electrons and shares two more with the hydrogen atoms in covalent bonds
Carbon has four electrons in the outermost energy level, which is energy level two. It needs eight electrons to have this energy level filled.
There are 6 electrons in the outer most shell
Electrons in the outermost energy shell (valence shell) have the most energy.
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counting the shared electrons, 8.
The covalent bonds that oxygen shares with hydrogen gives it a full outer shell of 8 electrons.
Eight. Oxygen has 6 electrons and shares two more with the hydrogen atoms in covalent bonds
The outermost ring of hydrogen, or the first energy level, can only hold a maximum of 2 electrons.