A strong chemical bond in which electrons are shared rather than transferred or exchanged is a(n) ____. (HINT: An example is the bond in quartz.)
A) covalent bond
B) metallic bond
C) hydrogen bond
D) van der Waals bond
E) ionic bond

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A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. In this type of bond, neither atom completely loses or gains electrons. The bond in quartz is a covalent bond, where each silicon atom is covalently bonded to four oxygen atoms, and each oxygen atom is covalently bonded to two silicon atoms.

A Strong Chemical Bond in Which Electrons Are Shared Rather