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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

Dative bond is not involved during :
a)protonation of ether
b)Dissolution of HCl in water
c)Dimerisation of benzoic acid
d)formation of Be2Cl4

Profile image of mansi dabriwal
11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of sanika muley
11 Years ago
co ordinate bond is also known as dative bond. i guess the answer should be (d).
Profile image of mansi dabriwal
11 Years ago
ans. given in the book is c.
Profile image of sanika muley
11 Years ago
yeah actually it should be c. becl2 exists as a dimer be2cl4 and hence involves co ordinate bond. dimerization of benzoic acid involves hydrogen bonding