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The bond between two identical nonmetal ...

The bond between two identical nonmetal atoms has a pair of electrons

A

with identical spins

B

transferred fully from one atom to another

C

equally shared between them

D

unequally shared between the two

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C
When the atoms are alike, as in the case of the `H-H` bond of `H_2`, the bonding electrons are shared equally. That is, the electrons spend the same amount of time in the vicnity of each atom.
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