Covalent Bonds
A covalent bond's definition is "the sharing of a pair of electrons between adjacent atoms". Out of all of the bonds that form between atoms, a covalent bond is the strongest to form[1]. For instance, the bond between two chlorine atoms is also called as covalent bond. Covalent bonds divided into two groups such as polar covalent bond and nonpolar covalent bond. A chemical bond where a pair of elctrons is unequally shared between two atoms is known as polar covalent bonding while nonpolar covalent bonding happens when a pair of electrons shared equally by two atoms[2].
Reference
- ↑ Berg, J. Stryer, L. Tymoczko,J. Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company, Chapter 1, Page 7
- ↑ Polar and Nonpolar covalent bonds:Definitions and examples.(n.d.).Retrieved from http://study.com/academy/lesson/polar-and-nonpolar-covalent-bonds-definitions-and-examples.html