Consider an Atom with Four Electrons in Its Outer Shell

Multiple Choice

Consider an atom with four electrons in its outer shell. If that atom is covalently bound to three other atoms within a molecule, then it is

A) in a double bond with one atom and in single bonds with two atoms.
B) in a single bond with one atom and in double bonds with two atoms.
C) in a triple bond with one atom and in single bonds with two atoms.
D) in double bonds with all three atoms.
E) in single bonds with all three atoms.