Lewis Structures for Coordinate Covalent Bonds

[Mauricio Maravilla 3C]

When you write out the Lewis structure for a molecule that has a coordinate covalent bond, do you have to specify that it is a coordinate covalent bond, and do you have to explain where the lone pair of electrons are coming from?

[Nane Onanyan 1G]

For this class, no you would not have to indicate where the bond came from. I can only see this happening if the question is specifically asking for it. As long as you get the final lewis structure correct, that’s all you need to show!

[Mauricio Maravilla 3C]

Thanks for the response!