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Nature of covalent and dative covalent bonds
Physical
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Bonding
AQA Content
a covalent bond using a line
a co-ordinate bond using an arrow.
Specification Notes
A single covalent bond contains a shared pair of electrons.
Multiple bonds contain multiple pairs of electrons.
A co-ordinate (dative covalent) bond contains a shared pair of electrons with both electrons supplied by one atom.
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