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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many electrons are in the n = 2 shell of the oxygen atom before bonding?

OpenStudy (kittiwitti1):

Oxygen has 8 electrons (assuming its charge is 0), and in the first shell ("closest" to the nucleus) there are 2 electrons. :)

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