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A covalent bond is formed when two atoms share one electron each.

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How many electrons that a hydrogen atom shares?

Hydrogen atoms have one valence electron which is also the only electron they have.


How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of an atom as it shares electron with hydrogen atoms as part of a water moplecule?

In a water molecule, oxygen shares electrons with hydrogen atoms to form covalent bonds. Oxygen has 6 electrons in its outermost energy level, while hydrogen has 1 electron in its outermost energy level. Oxygen shares one electron with each of the two hydrogen atoms, forming two covalent bonds.


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How many electrons are in the outermost energy level of an oxygen atom as it shares electrons with hydrogen atoms as part of water molecule?

An oxygen atom has 6 electrons in its outermost energy level. When it shares electrons with two hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule, oxygen will share 2 of its electrons with each hydrogen atom, allowing each hydrogen to complete its outermost energy level with 2 electrons. This results in oxygen having a full outermost energy level with 8 electrons.


How many covalent bonds are required to connect to oxygen atoms together?

Two oxygen atoms connect via a double covalent bond, sharing a total of four electrons (two from each atom). This bond allows the oxygen atoms to achieve a stable electron configuration by filling their outermost energy level with eight electrons.


How many electrons do hydrogen gains or lost?

Hydrogen shares its electrons to complete the octate so it gains 1 electrons. it can also its electrons.


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Are electrons made up of 1 atom?

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How covalent compounds are made?

Covalent compounds are a type of compound where two nonmetals combine, by sharing electrons. For nonmetals to become stable they usually require 1,2 or 3 more electrons. Hence when two nonmetals combine, they can share electrons. For example the covalent compound Carbon Dioxide has a formula of CO2 that is 1 carbon and two oxygen atoms. Carbon needs 4 more electrons while oxygen only needs two more. Hence each oxygen forms a double covalent bond with the central carbon. The each oxygen atom shares two of its electrons with carbon and carbon shares two of its electrons with each oxygen


Atoms with 1 or 2 electrons on their valence level tend to gain?

more electrons because all atoms want to be like noble gases and will either give or take electrons to obtain 8 electrons so atoms with either 1 or 2 electrons would wither give off 1 or 2 electrons depending on how many then had