What are the terms defined in (i) and (ii) below?
(i) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, each bonding atom contributing one electron to the pair.
(ii) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons with both electrons coming from the same atom.

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(i) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons, each bonding atom contributing one electron to the pair. - Covalent bond
(ii) A bond formed by a shared pair of electrons with both electrons coming from the same atom. - Coordinate or dative bond

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