What statements below are TRUE about covalent bonds? Choose 2 statements.

Question

a. Covalent bonds occur between two nonmetals.

b. Electrons are shared in covalent bonds.

c. Electrons are transferred from one atom to another in a covalent bond.

d. Covalent bonds occur between a metal and a nonmetal.

choose the correct answers

Answer 1

The two true statements about covalent bonds are:

a. Covalent bonds occur between two nonmetals.

b. Electrons are shared in covalent bonds.

Statements c and d are not true for covalent bonds. In statement c, electron transfer is characteristic of ionic bonds, and statement d refers to bond formation typically seen in ionic compounds, not covalent bonding.