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The element with an atomic number of 8 is Oxygen. It has 2 electrons in the first shell and 6 in the second, leaving a valence of 2. Oxygen, therefore, can form covalent bonds with only two Hydrogen atoms. This is also known as water.

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the element wit atomic num. 8 is oxygen and it can make 2 bonds wit hydrogen, creating water

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A hydrogen atom can form a bond with only one other atom.

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