coordinate covalent bond (1 Viewer)

[xxxcaixxx]

anyone can explain the term"coordinate covalent bond" for me.
I did it wrong in trial...
better to use the example ammonium ion NH4+

 

[lucyinthehole]

i know it in reference to ozone, where it's a covalent bond, but the electrons aren't actually shared equally. ie one atom provides more electrons than the other

 

[Paroissien]

One atom provides BOTH electrons to make the bond

 

[lucyinthehole]

One atom provides BOTH electrons to make the bond

which is more than the other *shifty* ok, i'll just stop answering questions now since i obviously don't know anything

 

[aim54x]

yep the pair of electrons that are shared come from the one atom. with NH4+ the 4th H does not share its electron, both electrons come from the N.

<div pre>
H
:<-----coordinate covalent bond
H: N :H
..
H
</div>
sorry bout d bad diagram, but the top H is the parasite usin the coordinate covalent bond.

 

[aim54x]

that didn't work that well the spaces were lost. the H on the top and bottom are meant to be above the N: (here is that sec as it should be)

H
: <------ coordinate covalent bond
N
..
H

 

[lucyinthehole]

or, for ozone,

...... .....
:O::O:O:
.. ^ ... "


the point bit is the coordinate. and it should be at an angle, but i can't type that