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How many valence electrons does hydrogen have?

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Hydrogen has one valence electron.

The electron configuration of hydrogen is simply 1s¹. Since hydrogen has only one electron, that electron is in the outermost (and only) energy level, which is the 1s orbital. Therefore, hydrogen has one valence electron.

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