What do we call the type of bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons?

Ionic bond

Covalent bond

Metallic bond

Polar bond

Answer and Solution

B. Covalent bond

The bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons between two atoms is known as a covalent bond.

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