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Why do Period 2 elements never form more than four covalent bonds?

Elements in Period 2:

-have s, p and d subshells in their outer-most shell.
-can hold at most 18 electrons in their outer shell.
-have only an s and p subshells in their outer-most shell.
-can hold at most 8 electrons in their outer shell.

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