Post Lab 2 Inorganic Lab

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Post Lab Questions 02/11/24 Experiment #2 Lewis Acids and Bases
Q3. Would copper be considered a hard or soft lewis acid? What about zinc? Describe what makes these metals hard or soft. - Copper would be considered a soft lewis acid since it is a transition metal, has a charge of 2+, and is more polarizable. Soft acids tend to form more covalent bonds as well. However, zinc would be considered a harder type lewis acid due to having the characteristics of being smaller and less polarizable. Q4. What trends would you predict for EDTA- metal complex Kn and ΔG values when: a) going down a row of transition metals of the same oxidation state? - The metal ions become softer as you go down the periodic table, and would have less affinity for the ligand therefore it would decrease. b) of the same transition metal with increasing oxidation state? (For example, Iron can exist as Fe(II), Fe(III), Fe(IV), and higher oxidation states) - Increasing oxidation state means a stronger acid, therefore it will increase.
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