Important Terms Related to Coordination Compounds

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Important Terms Related to Coordination Compounds: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Basic Terminology Pertaining to Coordination Compounds, Coordination Entity, Heteroleptic Complexes & Denticity of the Ligand etc.

Important Questions on Important Terms Related to Coordination Compounds

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The coordination number of a central metal atom in the complex is determined by

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Among the properties (a) reducing (b) oxidising (c) complexing, the set of properties shown by   CN ion towards metal species is

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A homoleptic chemical compound is a metal compound with all the ligands _____ .

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[CoF6]3- has Cobalt in its oxidation state of +3. Cobalt is in an oxidation state of sp3d2. It is a high spin complex, and is _____ in terms of magnetic nature.

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Oxidation number of Fe in K3[Fe(CN)6] is :

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MH2O4+2+4CH3NH2K1A; G10

MH2O4+2+2H2NCH2CH2NH2K2B; G20

In the above reaction

(a) G20 is more negative than G10.

(b) Complex A is optically inactive.

(c) Entropy change is higher for the reaction of formation of complex B.

(d) Formation constant K2 is greater than formation constant K1.

Choose the correct option.

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Ammonia forms the complex CuNH342+ with copper ions in alkaline solutions, but not in acidic solutions. Why?

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Which of the following complexes is the most stable?

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[CoF6]3- has Cobalt in its oxidation state of +3. Cobalt ion is sp3d2 hybridised. It is _____ in terms of magnetic nature.

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The ligand diethylenetriamine is _______.

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Ligand is an atom, an ion or molecule which is capable of accepting a pair of electrons from the central metal atom.

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Thiocyanate ion (NCS-) is an _____ ligand. It can bind to central atom by more than one atom.

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Bidentate ligands are Lewis acids that accept two pairs of electrons to a metal atom.

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A coordination entity constitutes a central metal atom or ion bonded to a fixed number of ions or molecules.

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The oxidation state and coordination number of the central metal ion in K4[Fe(CN)6 ]

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The oxidation state and coordination number of the central metal ion in [Co(en)3 ]3+

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In a coordination entity, the atom/ion to which a fixed number of ions/groups are bound in a definite geometrical arrangement around it, is called the central metal atom/ion.

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A coordination entity constitutes a central metal atom or ion bonded to a fixed number of ions or molecules.

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The coordination number of a metal ion in a complex can be defined as the number of ligand donor atoms to which the metal is directly bonded.