Question

Explain what is wrong with the following structure. H— H —

Answer 1

Answer:

Hydrogen cannot have more than two electrons.

Hydrogen bonds to only one other atom at a time.

There are too many electrons in the final structure.

Explanation:

Answer 2

A H₂ molecule is represented as follows:

H-H, Here two hydrogen atom that is H are connected by a single bond that is represented by -.

But here it is given as H-H-, there is presence of an extra bond that is shown after the attachment of two H atoms. So that is wrong in this structure, that is the presence of extra - bond . The wrong thing over here is only that presence of extra bond -.