Lesson: Coordinate Covalent Bonds Chemistry • Second Year of Secondary School

Students will be able to

• define a coordinate covalent bond and explain how it differs from a conventional covalent bond,
• recall and use the correct notation to indicate a coordinate covalent bond,
• describe coordinate covalent bonds using Lewis structures or dot-and-cross diagrams,
• describe and illustrate coordinate covalent bonding in simple covalent molecules such as , , and ,
• relate coordinate covalent bonding with Lewis acids and bases,
• describe and explain coordinate covalent bonding in metal complexes, with a focus on hydrated metal ions.