The number of electron pair shared between two atoms of the same element or different elements during its formation of molecules is known as ________.

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A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs and bonding formed is known as covalent bonding.

The covalency of an atom is the number of electrons it shares with other atoms when forming chemical bonds. Usually, but not always, it is the number of covalent bonds it forms with other atoms.

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