Question

what is the difference between covalent bond and coordinate bond ? explain clearly pls.....

Answer 1

What is the difference between Covalent Bond and Coordinate Covalent Bond?

• In a covalent bond, both atoms are contributing same number of electrons to the bond, but in a coordinate covalent bond, two electrons are donated by a single atom.

• In a covalent bond, the electronegativity difference between the two atoms can be zero or a very low value, but in coordinate covalent bond, type of a polar covalent bond is forming.

• For a coordinate covalent bond to form, an atom in the molecule should have a lone pair.