Practice - Colour in Coordination Compounds
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Practice Questions
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What does color in coordination compounds depend on?
💡 Hint: Think about the interaction between light and the complex.
What is a ligand?
💡 Hint: What role do ligands play in coordination complexes?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the color appearance of a coordination compound that absorbs yellow light?
💡 Hint: Think about colors on the color wheel.
True or False: All coordination compounds are colorless.
💡 Hint: Consider examples of colored compounds.
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Challenge Problems
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Design an experiment to determine the color of [Cu(NH3)4]2+ in solution. Explain the expected results.
💡 Hint: Think about how you would test the solution and measure the light absorbed.
How would you predict the color of a complex formed from Nickel with CN- ligands, and why?
💡 Hint: Consider the behavior of ligands in crystal field theory.
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