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They share eelctrons based on how many electrons they both need in their outer shell to form 8 electrons which will make them happy.

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Bond that evenly shares a pair of electrons?

Covalent bond.


What three types of covalent bonds does carbon form?

Carbon can form single covalent bonds, double covalent bonds, and triple covalent bonds. In a single covalent bond, carbon shares one pair of electrons with another atom. In a double covalent bond, carbon shares two pairs of electrons, and in a triple covalent bond, carbon shares three pairs of electrons.


A bond in which atoms share electrons is called a?

The type of bond in which two atoms share electrons is called a covalent bond.


What event produces a covalent bond?

Sharing a pair of electrons results in a covalent bond.


When one atom shares an electron with another atom to fill the outermost shell it forms an?

When one atom shares an electron with another atom to fill the outermost shell, it forms a covalent bond. This type of bond occurs when both atoms share the pair of electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.


What is a covalent bond in which only one pair of electrons is shared called?

A single covalent bond.


What is difference between covalent and co- ordinate covalent bond?

In a covalent bond, two atoms share a pair of electrons, whereas in a coordinate covalent bond, one atom provides both electrons in the shared pair. Coordinate covalent bonds are a type of covalent bond where one atom donates both electrons to the bond.


Why can carbon dioxide have a dative covalent bond?

Carbon dioxide can have a dative covalent bond because in certain circumstances, one of the oxygen atoms can donate a lone pair of electrons to the carbon atom, forming a coordinate bond. This type of bond occurs when one atom provides both electrons in the shared pair.


What is coordinate covalent bond in chem?

It is a covalent bond formed when the bonding pair of electrons making the covalent bond is contributed by only one atom. A covalent bond is the electrostatic force of attraction between a pair of electrons and each nucleus of the two atoms making up the bond.


What element utilized a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond?

Mostly Nitrogen (having three simple covalent bonds) uses its lone pair of electrons to form the 4th covalent bond (actually coordinate covalent or dative bond).


Diffrernce between covalent bond and cooridante covalent bond?

A covalent bond is formed by two atoms sharing a pair of electrons. The atoms are held together because the electron pair is attracted by both of the nuclei. In the formation of a simple covalent bond, each atom supplies one electron to the bond - but that doesn't have to be the case. A co-ordinate bond (also called a dative covalent bond) is a covalent bond (a shared pair of electrons) in which both electrons originate from the same atom.


What is a pair of electrons shared by two atoms in a covalent bond?

By definition, a covalent bond is a type of chemical bond characterized by the sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms. If it's only one pair of electrons being shared, then it would be a single covalent bond, two pairs of electrons being shared is a double covalent bond, and three pairs of electrons shared would be a triple covalent bond.