From bd98ac7a0cc4262597767f1b2094ad7b5793d757 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:52:08 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] chem: move dative bonds --- docs/sch3uz.md | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) 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