It depends on which atoms are bonding. If it is 2 non metals, they form a covalent bond. this means that they each share a certain amount of electrons, depending on their ionic charges.
But if a metal atom bonds with a non metal atom, they form an ionic compound. the atom with the least amount of valence electrons transfers them to the other atom. The whole purpose is so that their outer electron orbits can be full.
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Atoms Bond when their valence electrons interact.Vvlake11
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they form a covalent bond
The bond that occurs when atoms share electrons is Ionic Bond
Each hydrogen atom has 1 electron. When two hydrogen atoms combine they each share that electron with the other hydrogen atom, creating a covalent bond and a molecule of H2.
They are shared by the valence shells of the atoms involved in the bond.
The bond between the two hydrogen atoms and the one oxygen atom within a molecule of water is called a covalent bond, which is the type of bond that happens when atoms share electrons.
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a covalent bond in which two atoms share two pairs of electrons.
An ionic bond is a bond that is resulted between two atoms because of an electron transfer. This happens by thephenomenaatoms have to be attracted to other atoms who will complete their valence electron shell.
Generally a covalent bond is formed by the sharing of the electrons.
Energy is released.
they form a covalent bond
They create a ionic bond.
Carbondioxide
Four electrons are shared between two atoms.