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2007-09-25 06:02:12 · 3 answers · asked by ccutestuff2001 2 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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In many elements, it's considered most stable to have eight electrons around a single atom in a Lewis structure. This is called an octet. There are many exceptions.

Hydrogen has the electron configuration 1s^1. Hydrogen only has the 1s orbital. In it, there's only room for two electrons; one for hydrogen, and for making bonds with another atom. Since it can only have a maximum of two electrons, there's NO way for it to have 8.

2007-09-25 06:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by عبد الله (ドラゴン) 5 · 0 1

Hydrogen.

2007-09-25 07:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Hydrogen -- it never has more than two electrons.

2007-09-25 06:10:33 · answer #3 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0 0

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