Transition Metals Flashcards

1
Q

What is a complex Ion?

A

central metal bound to one or more ligands

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2
Q

What is a ligand?

A

a lewis base (electron pair donor) that forms a bond with the central metal

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3
Q

What is a counterion?

A

ions of opposite charge that are NOT acting as ligands

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4
Q

What is a coordinate covalent bond?

A

bond between transition metal (lewis acid) and ligand (lewis base)

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5
Q

Why can a ligand form a bond with the central metal?

A

The ligand has at least one pair of electrons to donate to and bond with the central metal ion

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6
Q

What are the three types of ligands?

A

Monodentate
Bidentate
Polydentate

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7
Q

Monodentate

A

donate one electron pair

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8
Q

Bidentate

A

donate two electron pairs

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9
Q

Polydentate

A

donate more than two electron pairs

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10
Q

Bromide

A

Bromo

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11
Q

Chloride

A

Chloro

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12
Q

Hydroxide

A

Hydroxo

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13
Q

Cyanide

A

Cyano

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14
Q

Nitrite

A

Nitro

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15
Q

Oxalate

A

Oxalato

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16
Q

EDTA

A

ethylenediaminetetraacetato

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17
Q

Water

A

Aqua

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18
Q

Ammonia

A

Ammine

19
Q

Carbon Monoxide

A

Carbonyl

20
Q

en

A

ethylenediamine

21
Q

Chromium

A

Chromate

22
Q

Cobalt

A

Cuprate

23
Q

Gold

A

Aurate

24
Q

Lead

A

Plumbate

25
Q

Manganese

A

Manganate

26
Q

Molybdenum

A

Molybdate

27
Q

Nickel

A

Nickelate

28
Q

Platinum

A

Platinate

29
Q

Silver

A

Argentate

30
Q

Tin

A

Stannate

31
Q

Zinc

A

Zincate

32
Q

Structural Isomers

A

atoms with different connectivities

33
Q

What are the two subcategories of structural isomers?

A

Coordination Isomers
Linkage Isomers

34
Q

Coordination Isomers

A

ligand and counterion exchange places

35
Q

Linkage Isomers

A

ligand coordinates to metal in different ways

36
Q

Stereoisomers

A

atoms have the same connectivities but different spatial arrangments

37
Q

What are the two subcategories of stereoisomers?

A

Geometric Isomers
Optical Isomers

38
Q

Geometric Isomers

A

ligands have different spatial arrangments about metal ion

39
Q

What are the two types of Geometric Isomers?

A

Cis-trans
Fac-mer

40
Q

Cis

A

two identical ligands are adjacent to each other

41
Q

trans

A

two identical ligands are opposite to each other

42
Q

Fac

A

three identical ligands that can be adjacent to each other

43
Q

mer

A

three identical ligands that form an arc

44
Q

What do geometric isomers exist as?

A

Square Planar