However, hydrogen can form different types of bonds depending on what it's bonding with:

* Covalent Bonds: Hydrogen can form covalent bonds with other nonmetals, like oxygen in water (H₂O) or carbon in methane (CH₄). These bonds involve sharing electrons between the atoms.

* Ionic Bonds: Hydrogen can form ionic bonds with metals, like in sodium hydride (NaH). These bonds involve the transfer of electrons, creating ions with opposite charges that attract each other.

* Hydrogen Bonds: Hydrogen can participate in hydrogen bonds, which are weak attractions between a hydrogen atom covalently linked to a highly electronegative atom (like oxygen or nitrogen) and an electron pair in the adjacent molecule. These bonds are crucial for the structure and properties of many biological molecules like water and DNA.

So, the type of bond hydrogen forms depends on the other atom(s) it is bonding with.