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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Covalent bond?

Definition 24.1 School Chemistry — Grades 1 to 12 · Chapter 24 — Lewis Structures and the Shape of Molecules

A covalent bond is a pair of electrons shared by two atoms; each atom usually provides one electron of the pair. Both atoms count the shared pair in their outer shell, which lets both reach a duet or an octet.

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