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Covalent bonds do not gain or lose electrons, but rather share electrons. True or False?

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True, Covalent bonds do not gain or lose electrons, but share electrons.
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This is true, a covalent bond is always a shared pair of electrons between 2 atoms. This is done to stabilize both atoms but making their outer energy level more or totally complete with electrons.
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