Why does a hydrogen atom form more than one convalent bond?

Answer 1

This is only true of the hydronium atom as it only has a single proton to it, and splitting an atom in the traditional sense would require more than a single nuclei. Deuterium can be split as it has one proton and one neutron. Tritium decomposes spontaneously.

Actually, I believe that splitting a hydrogen atom results in a nuclear bomb, but i ma be wrong. Please correct if I am. I know that a nuclear bomb has something to do with splitting a particular atom, though.

The atom bomb works by splitting either Uranium atoms or Plutonium atoms, both of which have plenty of protons and neutrons that can be split in a large number of ways.

The Hydrogen bomb works by fusing hydrogen atom together make Helium. There is actually more energy to be had from the H bomb as there is from the A bomb.

That is very true. Also, I have confirmation that the hydrogen atom can be split and that it causes a nuclear bomb.

Answer 2

A hydrogen atom can form only one covalent bond because it has only one electron to share with another atom. However, hydrogen atoms can participate in multiple covalent bonds within a molecule if they combine with other atoms that share electrons through multiple bonding interactions.

Answer 3

The hydrogen atoms are positioned to far apart by their connection to the oxygen atom for a hydrogen bond to form. In addition, the hydrogen's electron is involved in bonding to the oxygen and so is not available to make another bond.

Answer 4

Hydrogen has only one electron. It can form only one covalent bond with another atom.

In the water molecule, two hydrogen atoms bond with an oxygen atom. The oxygen atom has two unpaired electrons and each hydrogen pairs its single electron with one of the unpaired electrons of the oxygen atom. So two separate H-O bonds form to produce a water molecule.

Answer 5

because they don't have sufficient electrons to form double bond

Answer 6

Hydrogen can and does bond to itself. Hydrogen gas consists of two hydrogen atoms bound together.

Answer 7

Because it needs only 1 electron to complete it's outer electron shell.

Answer 8

No, because hydrogen has only 1 valence electron.

But now experiment has shown that it can but only in a research lab under harsh conditions.

Answer 9

Because hydrogen has one orbital with one electron in it--it only forms single bonds because that's all it can form.

Answer 10

There are 7 electrons in outermost shell of fluorine and it requires only one to complete the octet so it forms only a single bond.