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Why does a single covalent bond form?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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a single covalent bond is where atoms share a single electron

an example of this is water (H2O)

H-O-H

each of the hydrogen atoms is sharing an electron with the oxygen atom

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Because the atoms in the compound have a similar tendency.

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