What causes covalent bonds to form? Use HCl hydrochloric acid) as an example to explain completely the formation of the covalent bonds.

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Covalent bonding occurs when pairs of electrons are shared by atoms. Atoms will covalently bond with other atoms in order to gain more stability, which is gained by forming a full electron shell. By sharing their outer most (valence) electrons, atoms can fill up their outer electron shell and gain stability.

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