Which statement describes how the bond between two oxygen atoms is formed?
a) by sharing valence electrons with many other atoms
b) by the repulsion between ions of like charges
c) by the attraction of two oppositely charged ions
d) by sharing valence electrons between the two atoms
please tell me the answer and then why :C

Question

Which statement describes how the bond between two oxygen atoms is formed?
a) by sharing valence electrons with many other atoms
b) by the repulsion between ions of like charges
c) by the attraction of two oppositely charged ions
d) by sharing valence electrons between the two atoms
please tell me the answer and then why :C

anonymous · Answer

Each oxygen atom has 6 valence electrons when it is electrically neutral. They need to make two covalent bonds in order to be stable. Search . . . "Octet Rule, chemistry" for reasons. If oxygen is bonding to another oxygen atom they have to make two bonds with each other, aka a "double covalent bond" answer A. Covalent bonds by definition involve sharing valence electrons which is choice D.

anonymous · Answer

At least that's what I think.