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Yes, a covalent bond is formed when two atoms share an electron pair (upto 3 electron pairs, even). Electrons like to pair up in their orbitals, and all the orbitals in a shell like to be full. Oxygen, for instance, has 6 electrons in its out shell (and it's in the 6A column of the Periodic Table), but the shell can hold 8 (2 in 2s and 6 in 2p). Hydrogen has only 1 electron in its 1s orbital, but 1 more electron will fill the shell. If the unpaired electrons of hydrogen get together with the unpaired electrons of oxygen, then the hydrogens will think they have 2 electrons, and the oxygen will think it has 8 outer electrons, and everybody's happy.

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