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Most atoms need 8 electrons to complete their outer shell. So, an atom that has 2 outer electrons will often form a chemical bond with an atom that lacks two electrons to be complete. For example, a sodium atom has one lone electron in its outer shell.
COVALENT BONDS are produced when atoms can fill their outer electron shells more easily by borrowing electrons from another atom, while sharing some of theirs. Atoms from the middle Columns of the Periodic Table, from 3 to 6, often form these kinds of bonds, even when coming together as ions.