Select the correct statement regarding covalent bond:
It involves sharing of electrons between atoms
Elements try to become stable by attaining inert gas configuration. In this process, they either lose or gain electrons or share electron pairs. Atoms form positive ions when they lose electrons and upon gaining electrons, they form negative ions. Electron transfer takes place while forming ions and it happens in an ionic bonding. A metal and a non-metal combine to form an ionic compound by complete transfer of electrons from a metal to a non-metal.
A covalent bond, on the other hand, involves sharing of electron pairs.