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Chapter 23: Q80P (page 1022)

(a) What is a coordinate covalent bond?

(b) Is it involved when FeCl3 dissolves in water? Explain.

(c) Is it involved when HCl gas dissolves in water? Explain.

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a) A coordinate covalent bond is a bond formed between ligands and central metal ions.

b) Yes

c) No

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A coordinate covalent bond

A coordinate covalent bond is a bond formed between ligands and central metal ions.

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Covalent bond and its involvement

a) A coordinate covalent bond is a bond formed between ligands and central metal ion; ligands, which are Lewis bases, donate their electron pairs, and the central metal ion, which is Lewis acid, accepts them and that is how the covalent bond is formed.

b) When FeCl3 dissolves in water, the coordination compound is formed:

FeCl3+H2O>>FeH2O6Cl3;so,H2Oacts as a ligand in this coordination compound and Fe3+ is the central metal ion, so they form a coordinate covalent bond.

c) When HCl dissolves in H2O, there is no coordination compound formed, so there is no coordination covalent bond involved.

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