Formation of chemical bonds make atoms stable by straining stable electron striation in the outermost shell. There are 3 types of chemical bonding: 1) Ionic bonding Made up of ions. 2) Covalent bonding This kind of bonding takes place when non-metal atoms bond together. Non-metal atoms share electrons between them. So electron pairs (each from different atoms, this pair is not used by both atoms) are shared by atoms. One pair represents a “covalent bond”, the numbers of pairs are formed depending on who many more atoms are needed. If one pair, it is a single bond, two pairs double bond and three pairs, triple bond.