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Covalent Bonding

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The Octet Rule and<strong>Covalent</strong> Compoundsv <strong>Covalent</strong> compounds tend to form so thateach atom, by sharing electrons, has an octetof electrons in its highest occupied energy level.v <strong>Covalent</strong> compounds involve atoms ofnonmetals only.v The term “molecule” is used exclusively forcovalent bonding (ionic bonds are referred to asformula units)

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