hi. i'm paul john. this is my first time on the forum. i have a couple of basic questions re hydrogen atoms bonding with other hydrogen atoms;
first of all; have i understood the following correctly;
H (protium, to keep it simple) exists mostly as a diatomic molecule, and these molecules bond covalently (which is the strongest of chemical bonds? and protium accounts for 99.98% of all the hydrogen in the universe?
and now the question;
once the 2 protium atoms have covalently bonded does this mean that the 1s orbital of both atoms is now full, and therefore 'happy'?
or, does it mean that the outer electron shells / energy levels of both atoms are full (and therefore happy)? (and it just so happens that the 1s orbitals are the ones that are filled)?