Actual answer: 6
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A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs, and the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms, when they share electrons, is known as covalent bonding.
Explanation:
The first two period elements can form maximum 4 covalent bonds. However, third or higher period elements can make higher number of bonds for example; SF6.
