Covalent Bonds

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A covalent bond's definition is "the sharing of a pair of electrons between adjacent atoms [1]. Out of all of the bonds that form between atoms, a covalent bond is the strongest to form[2].

Reference

  1. Berg, J. Stryer, L. Tymoczko,J. Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company, Chapter 1, Page 7
  2. Berg, J. Stryer, L. Tymoczko,J. Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company, Chapter 1, Page 7