Meaning of chemical bond

[Jonghwee Park 1K]

When we draw a line representing a chemical line does it mean that the elements are sharing electrons or does one element take both electrons ?

[MariahClark 2F]

Well, it depends on what bond you are referring to. In a covalent bond, the electrons are shared between the atoms. If the bond is an ionic, then an atom basically takes or borrows (whichever way you see it) an electron or multiple from another atom.

[Vivian Gonzalez 1A]

From what I understand the line represents a shared electron, however, my question is how do we know whether a bond is ionic or covalent?

[JulietOttenberg-1C]

I'm pretty sure a line represents two shared electrons in a covalent bond.

[Adam Yaptangco 1D]

The line in a covalent bond represents a shared atom while a line in an ionic bond represents an atom being borrowed completely.

[Alexis Bravo 1D]

When we draw a line in a covalent bond means the electrons are being shared because the line is how we represent the sharing in a covalent bond.