Practice Coordination Number (5.2.d) - Coordination Compounds

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Question 1.
What is a coordination compound?
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Think about the role of metal and other surrounding species.
Question 2.
Define primary valence.
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Focus on what it means for the metal ion.
3Question 3.
What is the primary valence?
- A) Non-ionizable
- B) Ionizable
- C) Neutral
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Consider what allows an ion to interact in solution.
4Question 4.
True or False: Secondary valences are satisfied only by anions.
- True
- False
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Recall the definition of secondary valences.
Question 5.
Given the compound [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺, determine its coordination number and discuss its geometry.
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Consider what happens when ammonia coordinates to cobalt.
Question 6.
Explain the differences in properties between the geometrical isomers of [Co(NH₃)₂Cl₂]⁺.
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Consider how position affects interaction with light.

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