Co-ordinate bond is type of bond which is formed between two atoms in which one atom completely donates its two electron or one lone pair to second atom. What we usually see in covalent bond is that in covalent bond 1 electron is shared by one atom and the another electron is shared by II atom, so in covalent bond there is sharing of electrons. But in co-ordinate bond, the two electrons come from single atom which is called donor atom(as it donates its lone pair) and the atom to which lone pairs are donated , or we can say the atom which is receiving electrons or lone pair is known as receiver atom. Now the question arises that oxygen has 6 electrons and if it gets two more electrons, then its octet will be completed and it will become stable. During the formation of a co-ordinate bond the donor atom donates two electrons which suggests that the donor atom has two free electrons which are not involved with any other atom in bond i.e., they are just free to use. So why ...
Why does SF6 exist whereas SH6 does not? First of all, the order of increasing in electronegativites of Hydrogen, Sulfur and Fluorine is: H (2.2) < S (2.6) < F (4.0) Therefore, in SF6 you can imagine, F is “oxidizing” S so S atom exhibits a positive oxidation state, which is +6 in this case. However, when H and S are present things reverse: S is “oxidizing” H so H atom exhibits a positive oxidation state of +1 (the only way), and S atom is in its lowest, -2, oxidation state. This corresponds to a widely known compound, H2S, not SH6. Viewing SH6 as S (+6) and H (-1) makes things even worse. Each of the atoms is at its “critical” oxidation state for S (+6) is powerfully oxidative and H (-1) is powerfully reductive (clarified thanks to Lukasz Golon), so one could imagine a drastic intramolecular oxidation-reduction reaction to take place, with H (-1) reducing S (+6). This is another reason why SH6 does not exist. Moreover, the existence of SF6 also depends on the sizes of the atoms....
Now a days due to pollution, our atmosphere has become toxic chamber that it is very difficult to live a healthy life in such a toxic environment. The quality of air that we breathe in, has reduced to a great extent. Due to industrial revolution, large amount of vehicles and deforestation, the amount of toxic gases like carbon dioxide has increased enormously and pure oxygen quantity is getting reduced day by day(Ozone depletion) due to which the balance of all the gases in our environment is getting disturbed which is an alarming situation. When we think about these global alarming problems, some interesting questions strike our minds; Can we build a device that converts carbon dioxide to oxygen? If yes, then How? If plants can convert Carbon-dioxide into oxygen then, can we also make such a machine or device that can convert CO2 into O2? These questions often strike our mind and I am sure that at some point in your life, you also got striked by these kind of questions. So ...
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