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Differences between covalent and dative bond​

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The key difference between covalent bond and dative bond is that covalent bond forms when unpaired election of two atoms associate with each other while the dative bond forms when an atom donates one of its electron pairs to another atom

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Covalent bonding occurs when a pair of nuclei share a pair of electrons with one electron being donated by each atom. In dative covalent bonding the same principle of sharing electrons between two nuclei applies except in this case both of the electrons involved in bonding are donated by one of the atoms.

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