Covalent Bonding

Introduction

Example:
formation-h2-molecule
The Octet Rule:
" Atoms tend to gain, lose or share electrons until they are surrounded by 8 valence electrons".

H· + H· →
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Remark:
The number of valence electrons determines the number of covalent bonds an element will form:
If one electron ONLY is shared between the two atoms → Single Bond
single-bond

If more than one electron are shared between the two atoms, implying Multiple Bonds.

multiple-bond


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