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The reason why triple bonds are stronger and more difficult to break than single covalent bonds by referring to the stability of a valence shell that contains eight electrons.
Introduction:
Sharing of paired electrons between atoms in order to fill valance shells is called
“Covalent bond” is an attractive and a repulsive force between two atoms that are sharing one or more electron pairs. The atoms whose outer electron shells are full are the most stable atoms. The shell that is present far away from its nucleus is known as an outermost shell and electrons present in it is called “outermost electrons or valence electrons”.
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