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Main article:The bond angles in the table below are ideal angles from the simple, followed by the actual angle for the example given in the following column where this differs. For many cases, such as trigonal pyramidal and bent, the actual angle for the example differs from the ideal angle, and examples differ by different amounts.
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Covalent compounds contain only nonmetals, so the atoms have similar electronegativities. Neither atom in a covalent bond has a very high energy electron that is readily transferred, so the atoms share rather than transfer the bonding electrons.