Combined Science GCSE
Shared electron pairs
What Shared electron pairs means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Shared electron pairs
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A pair of electrons in which each atom contributes at least one electron, and the pair is attracted to the nuclei of both bonded atoms.
Topics that use Shared electron pairs
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