5.2.d - Coordination number
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What is a coordination compound?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of metal and other surrounding species.
Define primary valence.
💡 Hint: Focus on what it means for the metal ion.
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What is the primary valence?
💡 Hint: Consider what allows an ion to interact in solution.
True or False: Secondary valences are satisfied only by anions.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of secondary valences.
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Given the compound [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺, determine its coordination number and discuss its geometry.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when ammonia coordinates to cobalt.
Explain the differences in properties between the geometrical isomers of [Co(NH₃)₂Cl₂]⁺.
💡 Hint: Consider how position affects interaction with light.
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