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Covalent bonds can be formed between metal atoms, but such compounds are relatively rare. The bonds in a solid metal are usually called "metallic" rather than covalent bonds, because at least some of the valence electrons in a solid metal are shared throughout the boundaries of the solid rather than being present predominantly in the space between any two particular metal atom nuclei.

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