Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Summary Introduction

Introduction:

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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