Type of Bond

[RH8448]

What specific bond is involved in acid base reactions. For example, when NH4+; or H3O+; H2O; H2CO3+; or any other acid. The bond that is responsible for bonding the acidic hydrogen. Dative bond?

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[EParker37]

Yes. The electrons bond to the hydrogen nucleus. So it would be a co-ordinate bond.