Question #4fc53

1 Answer

They share electrons.

Explanation:

Did you mean, "How does a covalent compound form"?

Covalent compounds share their electrons.

For example, #"H"_2"O"# (water) has hydrogen and oxygen.

As you might know, hydrogen wants to get 1 electron, and oxygen wants to lose 2 electrons.

Then, oxygen shares its electrons one each with hydrogen.

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Here are some other covalent compounds.

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You might be confused between covalent and ionic compounds.

Just remember that covalent compounds share electrons, and ionic compounds give/take electrons.

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