Chemical Bond
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Example:
Imagine trying to keep a group of friends together at a crowded concert. Just as you might hold hands or link arms to stay connected in the bustling crowd, atoms form bonds to stay together and create molecules. In both situations, a bond acts like the link or connection that prevents separation: for people, it's the physical grasp, and for atoms, it's the chemical bond that holds them together in the vast "crowd" of the universe.

Practice Version

Chemical Bond: A bond that holds two or more atoms together. Chemical bond. A chemical bond is like a glue that connects two or more atoms to form molecules.