IB Chemistry SL 2.2.3 Coordination Bonds

Practise identifying a coordination bond and explaining how it forms when one atom donates both electrons in the shared pair. Annotate the relevant bond in a structure and…

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identify the specific coordination bond in a displayed molecule, ion or complex
state which atom donates the lone pair that becomes the shared bonding pair
distinguish a coordination bond from ionic attraction or an intermolecular force

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Phosphorus is an element that is an essential part of the biological molecules involved in both respiration and photosynthesis.

Another compound of phosphorus is phosphine, $\mathrm{PH}_{3}$ , it forms a phosphonium ion, $\mathrm{PH}_{4}^{+}$ .

State the types of bonds present in the phosphonium ion, $\mathrm{PH}_{4}{ }^{+}$ , and explain how these bonds are formed.

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2.2.3—Coordination bonds question 1