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O-LevelChemistryBonding & Structure5070/11 · May/June 2021 · Q81 Mark

What is a covalent bond?

Apair of electrons shared by two non-metallic atoms
Belectrons being shared by a lattice of positively charged ions
Celements losing electrons to achieve a noble gas structure
Doppositely charged particles strongly attracting each other

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A: pair of electrons shared by two non-metallic atoms

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Bonding & Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 8.

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