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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''covalent bond''' is a type of [[Chemical Bond|chemical bond]] in which [[atom]]s share [[electron]]s with one another.
===About Covalent Bonds===
: [[Atom]]s are more [[Chemically Stable|chemically stable]] when their [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] is full of [[electron]]s. One way [[atom]]s can have a full [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] is by sharing some [[electron]]s with other [[atom]]s, this is a '''covalent bond'''.
: '''Covalent bonds''' happen between [[non-metal]] [[element]]s.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
|[[File:OxygenDotandCrossDiagram.png|center|175px]]
|[[File:NitrogenDotandCrossDiagram.png|center|175px]]
|[[File:CarbonDioxideDotandCrossDiagram.png|center|250px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Oxygen]] [[atom]]s each share two of their [[electron]]s with one another.
| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Nitrogen]] [[atom]]s each share three of their [[electron]]s with one another.
| style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Each [[Oxygen]] shares two of its [[electron]]s with the [[Carbon]] [[atom]] while the [[Carbon]] [[atom]] shares two [[electron]]s with each [[Oxygen]] [[atom]].
|}
===Meaning===
A '''covalent bond''' is a type of [[Chemical Bond|chemical bond]] in which [[atom]]s share [[electron]]s with one another.
===About Covalent Bonds===
: [[Atom]]s are more [[Chemically Stable|chemically stable]] when their [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] is full of [[electron]]s. One way [[atom]]s can have a full [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] is by sharing some [[electron]]s with other [[atom]]s, this is a '''covalent bond'''.
: '''Covalent bonds''' happen between [[non-metal]] [[element]]s.
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"
|[[File:OxygenDotandCrossDiagram.png|center|175px]]
|[[File:NitrogenDotandCrossDiagram.png|center|175px]]
|[[File:CarbonDioxideDotandCrossDiagram.png|center|250px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Oxygen]] [[atom]]s each share two of their [[electron]]s with one another.
| style="height:20px; width:175px; text-align:center;" |The two [[Nitrogen]] [[atom]]s each share three of their [[electron]]s with one another.
| style="height:20px; width:250px; text-align:center;" |Each [[Oxygen]] shares two of its [[electron]]s with the [[Carbon]] [[atom]] while the [[Carbon]] [[atom]] shares two [[electron]]s with each [[Oxygen]] [[atom]].
|}