Skip navigation

ACTIVITY 2

DATIVE BOND

Dative /coordinate bond 

  A dative/coordinate bond is a covalent bond formed when a lone pair of electrons is donated then shared to an electron-deficient species/ion/atom.

During dative/coordinate bonding, all the shared pair of electrons are donated by one of the combining/bonding species/ ion/atom.

Like covalent bonding, coordinate /dative bond is mainly formed by non-metals.

Image result for DATIVE COVALENT BOND

Image result for DATIVE COVALENT BOND IN CO

DRAW THE DATIVE BOND ON H3O+