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Topic: What types of chemical bonds exist that can create matter?

The covalent bonds: Single covalent, double covalent, and triple covalent covalent: means relating to chemical bonds that are formed by sharing electrons between atoms Ionic bond

__ Single covalent bond __ A water molecule is an example of a single covalent bond which is hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen atom and oxygen atom adds one valence electron to make the chemical bond. The two valence electrons that form the bond are shared by both of the atoms, making it a single covalent bond.

__ Double covalent bond __ An example of a double covalent is air. Air is made up of oxygen and oxygen isn't a single atom instead it's two oxygen atoms. The two oxygen atoms share two pairs of valence electrons which makes it a double covalent bond.

__ Triple covalent bond __ An example of a triple covalent bond is nitrogen its also made up of two molecules like oxygen. The two nitrogen atoms share three pairs of valence electrons in all there's six that's why it's a triple covalent bond.

__ Ionic bond __ An example of a ionic bond is sodium chloride. In ionic bonds one atom takes one valence electron from a different atom making ions that have different charges such as negative and positive.

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