covalent bond
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Tweet n. A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more electrons, especially pairs of electrons, between atoms. (click for a larger image) covalent bondIn a water molecule, each hydrogen atom (H) shares an electron (yellow) with the oxygen atom (O). |
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