Coordinate Covalent Bonding
Chemistry ⇒ Chemical Bonding and Structure
Coordinate Covalent Bonding starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the difference in electron sharing between a covalent bond and a coordinate covalent bond.
Describe the process of formation of the hydronium ion (H₃O⁺) in terms of coordinate covalent bonding.
Describe the role of a lone pair in the formation of a coordinate covalent bond.
Describe the role of ligands in the formation of coordinate covalent bonds in transition metal complexes.
Explain the difference between a covalent bond and a coordinate covalent bond.
Explain why BF₃ can accept a lone pair from F⁻ to form BF₄⁻.
Explain why carbon monoxide (CO) contains a coordinate covalent bond.
Explain why the bond between Fe²⁺ and the nitrogen atom in the heme group of hemoglobin is a coordinate covalent bond.
Which of the following best describes a coordinate covalent bond? (1) A bond formed by the sharing of two electrons, each contributed by a different atom (2) A bond formed by the sharing of two electrons, both contributed by the same atom (3) A bond formed by the transfer of electrons (4) A bond formed by the sharing of four electrons
Which of the following best describes a Lewis acid in the context of coordinate covalent bonding? (1) Electron pair donor (2) Electron pair acceptor (3) Proton donor (4) Proton acceptor
Which of the following best describes a Lewis base in the context of coordinate covalent bonding? (1) Electron pair acceptor (2) Electron pair donor (3) Proton donor (4) Proton acceptor
Which of the following best describes the electron configuration of the acceptor atom in a coordinate covalent bond? (1) It has a full octet (2) It has an empty orbital (3) It has no lone pairs (4) It is always a metal
Fill in the blank: In the complex ion [Cu(NH₃)₄]²⁺, the NH₃ molecules act as ________.
Fill in the blank: In the formation of Al₂Cl₆, the Cl atom donates a lone pair to the ________ atom, forming a coordinate covalent bond.
Fill in the blank: In the formation of BF₄⁻ from BF₃ and F⁻, the ________ ion donates a lone pair to boron.
Fill in the blank: In the formation of the complex ion [Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺, each NH₃ molecule donates a ________ to the Ag⁺ ion.
True or False: A coordinate covalent bond can only be formed between nonmetals.
True or False: All coordinate covalent bonds are polar.
True or False: In a coordinate covalent bond, both electrons in the shared pair come from the same atom.
True or False: In a coordinate covalent bond, the atom that accepts the electron pair is called the donor.
