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20 January, 03:56

If an oxygen atom has 8 electrons (2 in the 1st energy shell and 6 in the 2nd energy shell) how many bonds can it form

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  1. 20 January, 05:45
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    Oxygen has 6 in the outer shell. So in order to complete its octet it only needs two electrons. Like in the Water molecule, oxygen forms covalent bond with two hydrogen atoms.
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