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Why do covalent bonds form? Please do not consult any reference material but rather talk to...

Why do covalent bonds form? Please do not consult any reference material but rather talk to each other about how you think about this now.

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Many atoms with does not have octet of electrons in their valence shell, requires electrons to complete their octet so as to form stable electronic configuration. Many atoms like Na attains stable electronic configuration by donating one electrons to other atom which require one electron to complete their octet and together they form ionic bond. But unlike these atoms, other atoms like Carbon(C) cannot be able to donate or accept electrons as it requires 4 electrons to attain stable electronic configuration and in this process it would require large energy. So they share electrons with each other to attain stable electronic configuration and form covalent bonds.

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