Section 6B Types of Bonds 1 Covalent Bonds usually nonmetals little or no ?EN (Therefore, atoms share electrons.) The 2 shared electrons are called a bonding pair. located between atoms most of the time Covalent Bonds The negative region between the atoms attracts the nuclei with an electrostatic force. Diatomic Elements H2 N2 O2 F2 Cl2 Br2 I2 ? triple bond ? double bond H N O Halogens Lewis Structures sometimes called dot diagrams show the valence e? only use a dash to represent a bonding pair Lewis Structures Cl2 + Cl Cl Cl Cl + Cl Cl Cl Cl Lewis Structures H2 + H H H H + H H H H Lewis Structures H2O + H O H + H O H + H O H + H O H Lewis Structures O2 O + O O O O + O O O Lewis Structures N2 N + N N N N + N N N Lewis Structures C2H2 + C C H + H + C C H H + C C H + H + C C H H