By giving two examples define covalent bonding.

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The chemical bond that is formed between two combining atoms by mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons is called a covalent bond.
Compounds formed due to such bonds are called covalent compounds.
Example:chlorine molecule ( ${Cl}_{2}$ ) and methane ( ${CH}_{4}$ ).

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