When H+forms a bond with H2 O to form the hydronium ion H3O+ , this bond is called a coordinate covalent bond because ____.

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the oxygen no longer has eight valence electrons

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the electrons are equally shared

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it forms an especially strong bond

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both bonding electrons come from the oxygen atom

1.	When H+forms a bond with H2 O to form the hydronium ion H3O+ , this bond is called a coordinate covalent bond because ____.
A.	the electrons are equally shared
B.	it forms an especially strong bond
C.	both bonding electrons come from the oxygen atom
D.	the oxygen no longer has eight valence electrons
Answer» D. the oxygen no longer has eight valence electrons

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