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How many electrons can a H atom hold during bonding?
« on: February 28, 2009, 01:19:44 AM »
so i know that the H atom can have 2 electrons in H2o so its doesnt obey the octet rule in this instance.
Is there any examples where H can have 4 electrons or 6 in its shell during bonding?

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Re: How many electrons can a H atom hold during bonding?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2009, 04:07:34 AM »
Hydrogen doesn't obey octet rule.

In fact octet rule is more often broken than obeyed, although it usually works for the elements from the second period.
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