Bonding Flashcards

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What is a coordinate bond

A

One atoms donates a pair of electrons. One atom provides both of the shared electrons in a covalent bond

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When do coordinate bonds form

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When one of the atoms in the bond has a lone pair of electrons and the other doesn’t have any electrons available to share

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What is a lone pair of electrons

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A pair of electrons in the outer shell of an atom that isn’t involved in bonding with other atoms

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