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What prevent an element in a covalent compound from taking away another element valence electron?
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This all has to do with the difference in electronegativity between the two atoms. The electronegativity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts electrons. If they both attract electrons with about the same affinity (not a big difference in electronegativity), then you have a covalent bond, and they SHARE the electron(s) equally or almost equally.
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Is alcohol compound element?
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