Practice Stabilization of Oxidation States - 5.2.1 | Unit 3: Periodicity | IB Grade 11: Chemistry
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5.2.1 - Stabilization of Oxidation States

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Question 1

Easy

What is a ligand?

💡 Hint: Think about what surrounds a metal in a coordination complex.

Question 2

Easy

Define the inert-pair effect.

💡 Hint: Consider how s electrons behave in these heavy metals.

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Question 1

What role do ligands play in the stabilization of oxidation states?

  • They directly affect electronic configurations
  • They do not affect oxidation states
  • They stabilize certain oxidation states depending on their nature

💡 Hint: Think about how different ligands might affect the behavior of transition metals.

Question 2

True or False: The inert-pair effect refers to the tendency of s electrons in heavier metals to remain nonbonding.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: What do we know about the involvement of s electrons in bonding?

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Question 1

Analyze how changing the ligand from Cl⁻ to CN⁻ would affect the oxidation state stability of a given metal. Discuss the implications.

💡 Hint: Consider the properties of ligands and the octahedral field theory.

Question 2

Design an experiment to demonstrate the impact of Jahn-Teller distortion in manganese complexes, detailing the expected outcomes.

💡 Hint: Think about how distortion would make some wavelengths more or less likely to be absorbed.

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