Chemistry GCSE
Covalent Bond
What Covalent Bond means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Covalent Bond
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A shared pair of electrons between two non-metal atoms.
Topics that use Covalent Bond
- Metals and non-metals (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atomic structure and periodic table position
- Classification of elements
- Electron transfer
- Group 1 and Group 2 metals
- Group 1, Group 7 and Group 0 trends
- Non-metals
- Periodic table layout
- Periodic table structure
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