diff --git a/docs/sch3uz.md b/docs/sch3uz.md index 4bf61de..e12495a 100644 --- a/docs/sch3uz.md +++ b/docs/sch3uz.md @@ -409,14 +409,12 @@ Whether a covalent bond is **pure** or **polar** indicates how evenly the shared - A pure covalent bond has both nuclei attracting the valence electrons fairly evenly, so the difference in electronegativity (ΔEN) is low. - A polar covalent bond has both nuclei attracting the valence electrons unevenly, so the ΔEN is high. +Sometimes, one atom in a covalent bond may contribute both electrons in a shared pair. This bond is called a **dative** bond, and is represented in Lewis structures as a double bond. + ### Bonding capacity The **bonding capacity** of a non-metal describes the number of covalent bonds it can form. -### Dative covalent bonds - -Sometimes, one atom in a covalent bond may contribute both electrons in a shared pair. - ## 4.3 - Covalent structures ### Formal charge