(a) Draw the electronic configuration of [NiCl6]3. (b) Determine whether its paramagnetic or diamagnetic. (c) What is expected to happen to the color if the ligand is replaced by carbonyl?

Q: Is there a way to tell which ligands are strong-field and which are weak-field,

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Q: Explain reaction chemistry of CO with transition metals based on its Molecular orbital diagram?

A: Solution: Simply for any ligand to bind with transition metal required lone pair.  Let us know the…

Q: What is a Chelate ligand? Give one example.

A: A ligand is a molecule or an ion that donates a pair of e- to the central metal ion or ion to result…

Q: Explain in words how potassium aluminum sulfate is formed via ligand exchange. Indicate clearly the…

A: A ligand exchange reaction is a reaction which involves the substitution of one or more ligands in a…

Q: Explain the differences between weak-field and strong-field metal complexes?

A: Differences between weak-field and strong-field metal complexes:

Q: [Cr(H₂O)₆]²⁺ is violet. Another CrL₆ complex is green.Can ligand L be CN⁻? Can it be Cl⁻?…

A: Given: [Cr(H₂O)₆]²⁺

Q: Carbon monoxide, CO, is an important ligand in coordinationchemistry. When CO is reacted with nickel…

A: Nickel tetracarbonyl is a tetrahedral compound since there are 4 ligands attached to the compound by…

Q: In [Cu(NH3)4]SO4.H2O, what is the type of the ligand, the coordination number, and the geometry?

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Q: <p>The complexes of Fe^3+ have magnetic properties that depend on whether the ligands are…

A: Iron, Fe has electronic configuration [Ar]4s23d6.  Hence, during the formation of Fe3+ ions, the…

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

A: Denticity of ligand :-  The number of groups available in ligand for coordinate covalent bonding…

Q: is nitric oxide (NO) an ambidentate ligand?

A: ✓ A ligand is an ion or molecule that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination…

Q: According to valence bond theory, what set of orbitals isused by a Period 4 metal ion in forming (a)…

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Q: Which of the following is the double-toothed l

A: Metal (M) :  electron pair acceptor  Ligand (L) : electron pair donar  Metal and ligand can form…

Q: Consider the compound (C8H8)Ru(CO)3 which is likely to be the best description of the C8H8 ligand ?

A: The stability of any organometallic compound is given by Effective Atomic Number (EAN Rule).…

Q: For the low-spin coordination compound [Fe(en)2Cl2]Cl, identify the following.(a) the oxidation…

A: Since you have posted questions with multiple sub-parts, we are entitled to answer the first 3 only.…

Q: Co+ +3 Pt+2

A: Applying concept of formation of 16e- and 18e- having geometries square planner and octahedral…

Q: Mention and draw  the types of structural isomerism present in metal complexes and indicate to…

A: Answers are explained below.

Q: The lobes of which d orbitals point directly betweenthe ligands in (a) octahedral geometry, (b)…

A: In Octahedral the ligands are pointing towards the X, Y & Z axis.  The 5 d orbitals are:  dxy…

Q: Consider the octahedral complexes of Co3+. Complete the following statements. The strong field…

A: The answer is given as follows

Q: Draw the structures and give the stock names of complexes that can satisfy the conditon: 1.…

A: The given condition is: Geometric isomers of anionic complexes containing hexacoordinated Os4+ and…

Q: How would the magnitude of ∆ change if the H2O ligands in [Ti(H2O)6]3+ were replaced with NH3…

A: Given: The magnitude of ∆ change if the H2O ligands in [Ti(H2O)6]3+ were replaced with NH3 ligands

Q: What do you mean by ligands?

A: Ligands have to be explained below.

Q: Which class of ligands can give linkage isomers? a a. bidentate b b. tridentate C. ambidentate

A: C. ambidentate ligand is the correct option.

Q: Draw a molecular orbital diagram to show that CH3 molecule is a o-donor ligand.

A: Molecular orbital is termed as when the atomic orbital of atom overlap, they drop their identity and…

Q: 4. Draw the Lewis structure for the SCN' ligand and explain the two different ways that it can…

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Q: Explain why [FeF6]³- is colorless whereas [COF6]³- is colored but exhibits only a single band in the…

A: The ligands which produces greater splitting in d orbitals are known as strong field ligands. The…

Q: The complexes [V(H2O)6]3+ and [VF6]3- are both known.(a) Draw the d-orbital energy-level diagram for…

A: SOLUTION: Step 1: a. The orbital energy level diagram for V(III) octahedral complex is as follows:

Q: 4. Draw the Lewis structure for the SCN: ligand and explain the two different ways that it can…

A: Introduction :  Bridging ligand can be defined as a ligand that connects two or more atoms usually…

Q: What do you understand by ‘denticity of a ligand’?

A: Introduction: In a coordination compounds, ligand donate electrons to the central metal atom to form…

Q: The coordination complex [Cr(CO)6] forms colorless, diamagnetic crystals that melt at 90 °C. Given…

A: A substance is diamagnetic in nature if all the electrons are paired. For a complex to be colored,…

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A: We will identify same molecule and isomer of 1 molecule

Q: How many bonds could each of the following chelating ligands form with a metal ion?

A: Given; structure of molecules

Q: What is the oxidation state of the metal centre in the [Cr(CO3)3(C6H6)] complex?

A: Explanation-       Cr(CO3)3(C6H6)] complex is the name (η 6 -benzene ) tricarbonyl chromium(0).…

Q: Using crystal field theory, prove [NiCl4]2¯ is a tetrahedral paramagnetic complex.

A: Crystal field theory ia an electrostatic model which considers the metal-ligand bond to be ionic…

Q: it is the coordination number of the central metal in [Cr(CO)6] ? Co ligand can be classified as:[ t…

A: Coordination chemistry is defined as branch of chemistry in which we study the bonding of metal with…

Q: Given that the cyanide ion is a high field ligand, determine the electron structure of [Co(CN)6]4…

A: CN is strong field ligand and behaves as a low spin  find the oxidation state , and fill the…

Q: In what directions do you expect the bond length andvibrational frequency of a free CO molecule to…

A: Interpretation - In what directions the bond length and vibrational frequency of a free CO molecule…

Q: You have a solution of the following ion: [Fe(H2O)6]3+ a) Is the ion more likely paramagnetic or…

A: In the crystal field theory, the paring of electrons in the splitted state does not take place for…

Q: Give 5 Examples of Ligands and show how to bind to a metal?

A: The atom or ion or molecule which donates pair of electrons to central metal atom or ion is called…

Q: Oxyhemoglobin, with an O2 bound to iron, is a low-spin Fe(II) complex; deoxyhemoglobin, without the…

A: Oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin are derivatives of hemoglobin. Both are octahedral complexes. One…

Q: For the low-spin coordination compound [Fe(en)2Cl2]Cl, identify the following.(a) the oxidation…

A: Given low-spin coordination compound [Fe(en)2Cl2]Cl:

Q: Describe the periodic trends in radii and oxidation states of the transition-metal ions, including…

A: Lanthanide contraction occurs due to an increase in the effective nuclear charge with an increasing…

Q: When cobalt(II) chloride is treated, under certain condition, with the bidentate ligand,…

A: Coordination number is defined as the number of ligands that are attached to a metal in a complex…

Q: What are the electron configurations for an octahedral d7 complex with 1 weak-field and 2…

A: Strong field ligands: Those ligands which cause larger splitting of d orbitals and favour pairing of…

Q: Which of the following ligands is bidentate?

A: Edta , diene and triene have more than 2 donor sites.

Coordination Chemistry

It is a part of chemistry, in which the study of compounds that have central atoms surrounded by molecules or ions, known as ligand, is known as coordination chemistry.