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Covalent Bonding.
When non-metals react with non-metals they share
electrons
and form a covalent bond. Covalent means sharing.
If you do not know whether an element is a metal
or a non-metal, see the periodic table.
One
pair of shared electrons form a
single
covalent bond.
Two pairs of shared electrons form a double covalent bond.
Three pairs of shared electrons form a triple covalent bond.
Only covalent compounds are called molecules.
If the compound is ionic it is not called a molecule.
Covalent compounds containing a small number of atoms
are
called simple molecules.
Simple means that only a small number of atoms
are present.
If a huge number of atoms are
present it would be called a giant molecule.
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