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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.
Other Chemical Bonds The other bonds are not nearly as strong as these first three. Van der Waals and clathrate are bonds between molecules, not atoms as the other types of bonds. Hydrogen bonds refer specifically to the types of bonds formed with hydrogen atoms, such as the water in sweat. Polarized bonds form when two atoms share an electron, but one of the elements has a stronger attraction to that shared electron. Chemical bonds allow all of the elements to combine in a variety of ways to create everything on Earth. Without these chemical bonds life as we know it would not be able to exist as every living organism is created from compounds of elements that work together in specific ways.