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can a single hydrogen atom form two bonds at the same time?

no, it cannot form two bonds
yes, it can form two bonds
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Answered by GPT-4o mini
No, a single hydrogen atom cannot form two bonds at the same time. Each hydrogen atom has one electron and can form only one covalent bond by sharing that electron with another atom. Therefore, it can participate in only one bond in a given molecule.
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