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A chemical reaction produces formaldehyde, with a chemical formula of CH

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O. Carbon is in Group 14, oxygen is in Group 16, and hydrogen is in Group 1 on the periodic table. In one sentence, describe the bonds in a molecule of formaldehyde in terms of valence electrons.

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In a molecule of formaldehyde (CH₂O), each carbon atom forms four covalent bonds by sharing its four valence electrons with two hydrogen atoms (each contributing one valence electron) and one oxygen atom (which shares two of its six valence electrons), resulting in a double bond between carbon and oxygen and single bonds between carbon and hydrogen.