definitions Flashcards
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transition element
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a d-block element that forms an ion with an incomplete d sub-shell
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complex ion
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a transition metal ion bonded to one or more ligands by coordinate bonds
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ligand
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a molecule or ion that can donate a pair of electrons with the transition metal ion to form a coordinate bond
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bidentate ligand
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ligand can donate two lone pairs of electrons to the central metal ion to form two coordinate bonds
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ligand substitution
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a reaction in which one ligand in a complex ion is replaced by another ligand
