Covalent Bond

Real World Example

Imagine you're at a potluck dinner where everyone brings a dish to share because one person cooking alone wouldn't have enough to satisfy everyone. This situation is similar to how atoms form covalent bonds by sharing electrons so that each atom can achieve a full outer shell, much like diners sharing food to have a full meal. In this analogy, the potluck dinner represents a covalent bond, the individual dishes brought by each person symbolize the electrons each atom contributes, and the shared meal represents the stable configuration achieved through this sharing.