Transition Metals Flashcards
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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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Coordination number
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The total number of coordinate bonds formed between a central metal ion and it’s ligands
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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
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Stability constant
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The equilibrium constant for an equilibrium existing between a transition metal ion surrounded by water ligands and the complex formed when the same ion has undergone a ligand substitution
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Transition element
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A d-block element that forms an ion with an incomplete d sub shell
