co-ordinate bonding = dative bond?

Question

Are the two stuff equal?

Answer 1

A dative bond is created when a molecule donated BOTH electrons to form a sigma bond. Typically, the molecule is a simple Lewis base having at least one lone pair of electrons that it can donate to form the dative bond. Typical molecules that form dative bonds are H2O, NH3, CO, Cl-, and CN-. Dative bonds are commonly formed between a Lewis base and a Lewis acid (such as metal cations, ie. Na+, Ca2+, Fe3+, V5+, etc).

Finally, the examples of dative bonding given above are for coordinate inorganic compounds. Generally, coordination compounds have small compounds (ligands) which form dative bonds to the central metal atom.