Covalent bonding

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  • Covalent bonding is the electrostatic attraction between the positive nuclei and negative electrons of 2 or more non-metals, this involves sharing electrons.
  • Covalent bonding is the electrostatic attraction of what?
    Positive nuclei and negatively charged electrons.
  • What types of atoms does covalent bonding occur between?
    Non-metals
  • What do electrons do in a covalent bond?
    Share
  • Sigma bonds occur when the end of orbitals overlap
  • Pi bonds occur when the sides of p orbitals overlap
  • A sigma bond needs to occur for a pi bond to occur