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What is a ligand?
Think about what binds to metals.
What are the most common coordination numbers for transition metals?
Recall the shapes associated with these numbers.
What is a ligand?
Recall the nature of substances that attach to metals.
What is the typical coordination number for octahedral complexes?
Consider the number of ligands in an octahedron.
Given the metal ion Fe^3+ with two different ligands, NH₃ and Cl⁻, suggest possible complex formations and describe their coordination numbers.
Consider the charges and the nature of possible ligands.
How would the formation of colored complexes be explained at the electronic level? Use the d-orbital concept in your explanation.
Think about how electrons behave in d-orbitals under visible light.
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