1. Draw two possible resonance structures for DMSO, where S is the central atom. What kind of bond exists beetween the S and O in DMSO?  2. Based upon these resonance structures, explain how DMSO can behave as an ambidentate ligand.

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Q: (b) What are the effects of r-donor and t-acceptor ligands on the splitting of metal d orbitals in…

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Q: Which of these ligands can participate in linkage isomerism:(a) SCN-; (b) S2O32-(thiosulfate); (c)…

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Q: Association reaction is the only pathway for ligand substitution in a square planar complex because…

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Q: give an example of hexadentate ligand.

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Q: What is a chelating ligand?

A: Ligands that are having multiple donor sites to form five- to six-membered stable rings with metals…

Q: How many places on the ligand EDTA can simultaneously bind to a single metal atom?

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Q: Illustrate the Transition-Metal Complexes?

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Q: How can O2 interact with a metal as a ligand? Hint: think in terms of sigma and pi bonding motifs.…

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Q: What do you call a ligand with three groups available for covalent bonding? A Unidentate (B…

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Q: Find a crystal structure for any metal complexes, define the oxidation state of metal, define the…

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Q: The extent of crystal field splitting is often determined from spectra. (a) Given the wavelength…

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Q: If W, X, Y, and Z are different monodentate ligands, how many geometric isomers are there for each…

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Q: Using the Lewis acid–base definition, how would you categorizea ligand? How would you categorize a…

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Q: Draw the Lewis diagrams for each ligand. Indicate the lone pair(s) that may be donated to the metal.…

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Q: <p>List all the different formulas for an octahedral complex made from a metal (M) and three…

A: A trans and B and C cis,  C trans and A and B cis and B trans and Aand C cis.Then all the below are…

Q: Which of the following is used to examine the kinetic stability of a coordination compound? а.…

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Q: Dimethylglyoxime is unidentate or bidentate ligand ?

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Q: oxidation states for each metal in following series of complexes?

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Q: A given ligand is tetradentate. If a transition metal cation complexed (coordinate covalently…

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Q: When a hexadentate ligand, An-, binds to a metal ion that has a coordination number higher than 6,…

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Q: (a) What is the crystal field splitting energy (Δ)?(b) How does it arise for an octahedral field of…

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Q: Pentaaminechlorocobalt (III) has ______ total ligand(s) and ______ counterion(s). The cobalt ion has…

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Q: When we consider the reaction of Ag+ ion (SCN) with its ligand, by showing the ion-ligand bond in…

A: In this reaction two types of bonds can occur because the ligand SCN is an ambidentate ligand.…

Q: Define the ambidentate ligand and give two examples.

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Q: i. State TWO (2) characteristics of a o-donor ligand. By using one example, explain how to change a…

A: A sigma-donor ligand is a ligand that acts as a Lewis base donating electrons from a lone pair to…

Q: By taking into account the following complexes: A) [Co(en):]³* B)[CoCl3Br3]+ a) Give the oxidation…

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Q: The donor species in a complex is called a ligand (A) True B) False

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Q: What's the ligand field of metallo-porphyrins?

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Q: W, X, Y, and Z are different monodentate ligands.a. Is the square planar [NiWXYZ]2+ optically…

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Q: Calculate or state  1. Are ligands given (Weak or Strong field ligand) 2. Charges for each ligand…

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Q: The lobes of which d orbitals point directly between the ligands in  tetrahedral geometry?

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Q: How does Ligand Field Theory explain the interaction between the ligand with the central metal…

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Q: Which of these ligands can participate in linkage isomerism:(a) NO2-; (b) SO2; (c) NO3-? Explain…

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Q: 3+ cation, the energies of the valence d orbitals on When a certain strong-field ligand forms an…

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Q: How many degenerate o, bonding orbitals (between the ligands and the metal p-orbitals) are there in…

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Q: 1). What is chelate effect and why does it occur? Give an example for bidentate ligand along with…

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Q: Ligands which can easily donate _____(electron pairs /unpaired electrons /protons /neutrinos) to a…

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Q: (a) Using Werner’s definition of valence, which property isthe same as oxidation number, primary…

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Q: Vhich of the following statement/s is/are true regarding coordination compounds? O A. The…

A: Coordination compounds have the tendency to retain their identity even after dissolving in the…

Q: What electronic feature must a donor atom of a ligand have?

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Q: Write the examples of Bidentate and Polydentate ligands? Also distinguish them.

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Q: A metal ion in a high-spin octahedral complex has two more unpaired electrons than the same ion does…

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Q: Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding coordination compounds? A. The interaction…

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Q: Early transition metal ions are generally quite Lewis whereas the ligands they coordinate are Lewis…

A: Eartly transition metal ions  are generally quite lewis acids whereas the Ligands they co ordinate…

Q: A. Draw MX4Y2 where “M” is the metal and “X” and “Y” are ligands. Draw the “Y” ligands trans. Do not…

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Q: What is special about the compound NiBr2[PPh2(CH2Ph)]2? Ph stands for phenyl, and the ligand is a…

A: Special about the compound NiBr2[PPh2(CH2Ph)]2? Ph stands for phenyl, and the ligand is a…