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Hydrogen has one electron, but it really wants two. What results is the combination of two atoms that share a single bond in accordance with the one unshared electron.

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Hydrogen atoms consist of one proton and one electron. They can form exactly one bond with a different element, which is usually slightly polar towards the other element's atom.

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Hydrogen atoms are usually not single. Hydrogen normally forms diatomic (two-atom) molecules to fill its valence electron shell.

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The hydrogen nucleus has a single proton. A neutral atom of hydrogen therefore requires just one electron to balance the charge.

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Hydrogen forms one bond.

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