Why can hydrogen not be the central atom in a compound?
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The diagram below shows the formation of a carbon dioxide molecule. The central atom is carbon, which has four electrons available for bonding. Each oxygen atom has two electrons available. Since the elements are nonmetals they will undergo covalent bonding. The double lines going from carbon to each oxygen atom represent double bonds.
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