How H2O has maximum number of bonding electrons?
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The oxygen has two lone pairs which can be donated to form two other hydrogen bonds, so a water molecule can form four hydrogen bonds. So, the maximum number of hydrogen bonds formed by a water molecule are4.
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Water molecule can have/form a maximum of four hydrogen bonds: two given through the H atoms (towards two other H2O molecules), and two received on the O atom (from H atoms of two other H2O molecules).
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