Practice Coordination Entity (5.2.a) - Coordination Compounds

Practise this section

8 questions

Flashcard drill
2 cards from this section. Quick, good the night before a test.
Exercise
6 questions · about 4 min · pass mark 70%. Hints available.
Sign up to start the exercise
Quiz
2 questions · about 1 min · pass mark 70%. Hints available.
Sign up to start the quiz

6 sample questions

Question 1.
Define a coordination entity.
Show hintHide hint
Think about what makes up the central part of coordination compounds.
Question 2.
What is a ligand?
Show hintHide hint
Consider how ligands connect with the central atom or ion.
3Question 3.
What is a coordination entity?
- A metal ion only
- A metal ion and its surrounding ligands
- Only the ligands
Show hintHide hint
Think about what composes a coordination compound.
4Question 4.
Is the following statement true? The coordination number is the number of uncharged atoms attached to the central atom.
- True
- False
Show hintHide hint
Consider how bonds are formed with ligands.
Question 5.
Given the coordination compound [Cu(NH3)4]Cl2, determine the coordination number of copper and discuss its potential geometry.
Show hintHide hint
Consider how the number of ligands can determine the shape of the compound.
Question 6.
How might a change in ligand type from Cl- to CN- in [Co(Cl)6] change its properties and structure?
Show hintHide hint
Think about how the nature of ligands affects coordination entities.

4 more questions in this section. Enroll free to practise them all.