A hydrogen atom having 1 electron, why does a hydrogen atom only form one bond?

david2016-02-13T11:35:40Z

The H atom has only one energy level (containing 1 orbital, but that is not important). Unlike other atoms with 2 or more energy levels and requiring 8 e- in the outer level to become stable, H only needs 1 one more e- to become stable (like Helium) needing only 1 more e-, it forms only 1 bond, because a single bond is the sharing of 2 e-. Hydrogen shares its electron and the electron from the other atom, thus creating one bond.

mansi2016-02-17T00:11:02Z

H has 1 electron for its stable configuration it requires 1 electron so it shares 1 electron with another element & form one bond

Samuel2016-02-13T10:53:45Z

Inner shell of an atom has a capacity of 2 electrons.

?2016-02-13T11:39:05Z

1 electron is half a shared pair.

Anonymous2016-02-13T10:54:04Z

The innermost orbital is full with two electrons, so it only needs 1 more.