9.5 - Coordination Number and Geometry
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Practice Questions
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What is coordination number?
💡 Hint: Think about how many atoms are attached to the central atom.
Identify the geometry of $Ag(NH_3)_2^+$.
💡 Hint: Consider how many ligands are surrounding the metal.
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What is the coordination number of $Co(NH_3)_6^{3+}$?
💡 Hint: How many ammonia ligands surround the cobalt?
True or False: Square planar geometry can occur in complexes with coordination number 2.
💡 Hint: Consider how many ligands are necessary for each geometry.
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Describe how the geometry changes when a hexacoordinate complex is formed as opposed to a tetracoordinate complex. Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Consider how the number of ligands affects spatial arrangement around the central atom.
Explain the concept of ligand field theory in relation to the geometry of coordination complexes and how it influences the color of the complexes.
💡 Hint: Think about how the colors seen in coordination compounds can correspond to the nature of d-orbitals involved.
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