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When two atoms combine by sharing electrons, it is a(n) _____ bond.

a. Ionic
b. Covalent

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Covalent bond is the answer.

Ionic bonds are gained or lost, they do not share.
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The right answer is b. Covalent

The covalent bond represents a particular type of chemical bond. It corresponds to the bond between two atoms, generally non-metallic, resulting from the pooling of electrons coming separately from each of them. Thus, each atom gains in electrons.

The electrons involved in a covalent bond form pairs, or doublets, of binding electrons. When the atoms share two doublets, we speak of double bond; when they share three doublets, we speak of triple bond.

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