Double bond

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A bond between two atoms that involves four electrons.

An example of the double bond is the bond between the carbon atoms in the ethylene molecule, which is represented schematically by:

Double bond.jpg


In a three-dimensional model, this same ethylene molecule might look like this:

Ethylene model.jpg