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Double covalent bond — GCSE Chemistry Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Chemistry · key term

Double covalent bond

Definition

A bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms.

Used by Edexcel and OCR

How each exam board covers it

Edexcel GCSE Chemistry · 1CH0

Specification 9.13C · Paper 2

Revise: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

Edexcel Chemistry past papers

OCR GCSE Chemistry B · J258

Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)

A covalent bond containing two shared pairs of electrons.
Revise: Covalent bonding

OCR Chemistry B past papers

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