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If a pair of electrons occupy two overlapping atomic orbitals centred on two atoms X and Y, then the X-Y bond may be described in terms of resonance between a covalent structure and two ionic structures.
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Harcourt, R.D. (2016). A Note on Pauling “3-Electron Bonds” and Covalent-Ionic Resonance. In: Bonding in Electron-Rich Molecules. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, vol 90. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16676-6_24
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