The bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, with each bonding atom contributing one electron to the pair, is known as:

Ionic bond

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Covalent bond

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Coordinate bond

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Metallic bond

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Solution

The correct option is B
Covalent bond

The chemical bond that is formed between two combining atoms by mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons is called a covalent bond.For example, two chlorine atoms combine together by the sharing of electrons to form a chlorine molecule and a covalent bond is formed between the two chlorine atoms.

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What are the terms defined in (i) and (ii) below?
(i) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, each bonding atom contributing one electron to the pair.
(ii) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons with both electrons coming from the same atom.

Q. What is the term defined below?
A bond is formed by a shared pair of electrons, and each bonding atom contributes one electron to the pair.

Ionic bond involves a transfer of electrons whereas covalent bond involves sharing of electrons.

Q. A pure covalent bond is formed when the shared pair of electrons is shared ______ by the two atoms.

The bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, with both electrons coming from the same atom, is known as :

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