bit storing as byte

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50 bits ?
32 bits ?

Which is it ?

Try this

byte dataArray[] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
byte setThisBit = 0;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println();
  showBits();
  setABit(0, 1);
  showBits();
  setABit(1, 1);
  showBits();
  setABit(1, 0);
  showBits();
  setABit(20, 1);
  showBits();
  
}

void loop()
{
}

void showBits()
{
  for (int theBytes = 0; theBytes < 8; theBytes++)
  {
    for (int theBits = 0; theBits < 8; theBits++)
    {
      Serial.print(bitRead(dataArray[theBytes], theBits));
      Serial.print(" ");
    }
    Serial.println();
  }
}

void setABit(byte bitToSet, byte bitValue)
{
  byte theByte = bitToSet / 8;
  Serial.print("byte : ");
  Serial.println(theByte);
  byte theBit = bitToSet % 8;
  Serial.print("bit : ");
  Serial.println(theBit);
  bitWrite(dataArray[theByte], theBit, bitValue);
}

Does it do any of what you want ?