What is one example of a covalent bond?

Answer 1

Water molecules have covalent bonds.

Answer 2

As opposed to ionic bonding in which a complete transfer of electrons occurs, covalent bonding occurs when two (or more) elements share electrons. Covalent bonding occurs because the atoms in the compound have a similar tendency for electrons (generally to gain electrons). This most commonly occurs when two nonmetals bond together. Because both of the nonmetals will want to gain electrons, the elements involved will share electrons in an effort to fill their valence shells. So, the simplest example of a covalent bond is the chemical bond between two hydrogen atoms for the compound H2. Because the hydrogen compound is a combination of equally matched atoms, the atoms will share each other's single electron, forming one covalent bond. In this way, both atoms share the stability of a full valence shell.

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What she really means is an example like H + Cl = Hydrogen Chloride

Answer 3

An example of covalent bonding is the oxygen-hydrogen bonds in water.

Answer 4

Single, double, and triple bonds between two carbon atoms; the bonds in diatomic molecules of elements; bonds between oxygen and a less electronegative elements in polyvalent anions.

Answer 5

An example would be a compound made of two or more non-metals. For instance, carbon dioxide: CO2. Carbon and oxygen are both negatively charged and form a covalent bond.

Answer 6

Single bonds -> H:H

Double Bonds -> O::O

Triple Bonds -> N:::N

Halogens and halide compounds (such as HCl) also form single covalent bonds.

Answer 7

Hydrogen and Nitrogen

Hydrogen and Oxygen (H2O)

Oxygen and Carbon (C02)

All Covalent bonds are formed by non-metals.

Answer 8

CO2

Answer 9

H2o