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A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonded pairs and the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms when they share electrons is known as covalent bonding.

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A covalent bond forms whena. electrons are present in a valence shell.b. a valence electron is removed from one atom and added to another.c. a pair of valence electrons is shared between two atoms.d. the electronegativity of one atom is much greater than that ofanother atom.
Which of the following statements about chemicalbonds is true?a. Covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds.b. Hydrogen bonds occur between two atoms ofhydrogen.c. Bonding readily occurs between nonpolar andpolar molecules.d. A molecule of water is unlikely to bond with anion.
Covalent bonds involve_____ a)electrostatic attraction b)sharing electrons c)valence configuration

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