there are not enough electrons to contribute to an ordinary covalent bond.
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the arrangement of electrons in the different orbitals in an atom.
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microscopes that do not rely on light to produce images. They are used to study the internal...
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a pair of electrons shared between two atoms in a covalent bond.
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one reactant loses electrons and another gains electrons