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Why does hydrogen occur in a diatomic form rather than in a monoatomic form under normal conditions?

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Hydrogen atom has only one electron in its valence shell. So, to achieve the stable noble gas configuration of helium, it requires only one electron. For this it shares its one electron with another hydrogen atom to form a stable diatomic molecule.
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