Transition Metals

Question 1

What is a complex Ion?

Answer 1

central metal bound to one or more ligands

Question 2

What is a ligand?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is a counterion?

Answer 3

ions of opposite charge that are NOT acting as ligands

Question 4

What is a coordinate covalent bond?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What are the three types of ligands?

Answer 6

Monodentate
Bidentate
Polydentate

Question 7

Monodentate

Answer 7

donate one electron pair

Question 8

Bidentate

Answer 8

donate two electron pairs

Question 9

Polydentate

Answer 9

donate more than two electron pairs

Question 10

Bromide

Answer 10

Bromo

Question 11

Chloride

Answer 11

Chloro

Question 12

Hydroxide

Answer 12

Hydroxo

Question 13

Cyanide

Answer 13

Cyano

Question 14

Nitrite

Answer 14

Nitro

Question 15

Oxalate

Answer 15

Oxalato

Question 16

EDTA

Answer 16

ethylenediaminetetraacetato

Question 17

Water

Answer 17

Aqua

Question 18

Ammonia

Answer 18

Ammine

Question 19

Carbon Monoxide

Answer 19

Carbonyl

Question 20

en

Answer 20

ethylenediamine

Question 21

Chromium

Answer 21

Chromate

Question 22

Cobalt

Answer 22

Cuprate

Question 23

Gold

Answer 23

Aurate

Question 24

Lead

Answer 24

Plumbate

Question 25

Manganese

Answer 25

Manganate

Question 26

Molybdenum

Answer 26

Molybdate

Question 27

Nickel

Answer 27

Nickelate

Question 28

Platinum

Answer 28

Platinate

Question 29

Silver

Answer 29

Argentate

Question 30

Tin

Answer 30

Stannate

Question 31

Zinc

Answer 31

Zincate

Question 32

Structural Isomers

Answer 32

atoms with different connectivities

Question 33

What are the two subcategories of structural isomers?

Answer 33

Coordination Isomers Linkage Isomers

Question 34

Coordination Isomers

Answer 34

ligand and counterion exchange places

Question 35

Linkage Isomers

Answer 35

ligand coordinates to metal in different ways

Question 36

Stereoisomers

Answer 36

atoms have the same connectivities but different spatial arrangments

Question 37

What are the two subcategories of stereoisomers?

Answer 37

Geometric Isomers Optical Isomers

Question 38

Geometric Isomers

Answer 38

ligands have different spatial arrangments about metal ion

Question 39

What are the two types of Geometric Isomers?

Answer 39

Cis-trans Fac-mer

Question 40

Cis

Answer 40

two identical ligands are adjacent to each other

Question 41

trans

Answer 41

two identical ligands are opposite to each other

Question 42

Fac

Answer 42

three identical ligands that can be adjacent to each other

Question 43

mer

Answer 43

three identical ligands that form an arc

Question 44

What do geometric isomers exist as?

Answer 44

Square Planar