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Atomic bonding                                  1         2         3          4
                                                                          3







                     Ionic bond                            Covalent bond                             Metallic bond







                                                         Each chloride atom

                                                       would like to gain an


                                                            electron to form a

                                                                  stable electron

                                                      configuration. This is


                                                        done by sharing two

                                                                   of the valence                      (2.8.7)                 (2.8.7)

                                                            electrons between


                                                                 pair of chloride

                                                             atoms, producing

                                                               stable di-atomic


                                                                         molecules.                                                     116



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