Coordination Compounds - Answers contain coordinate covalent bonds formed by the rxns of metal ions
with groups of anions or polar molecules
often consist of a complex ion & 1+ counter ions
Coordinate Covalent Bond - Answers a covalent bond in which one of the atoms donates both of the
electrons that constitute the bond
Properties of Transition Metals - Answers distinctive colors
formation of paramagnetic compounds
catalytic activity
tendency to form complex ions
higher densities, melting & boiling points, fusion & vaporization heats
VARIABLE OXIDATION STATES
Ligands - Answers the molecules or ions that surround the metal in a complex ion
must have at least one lone pair of valence electrons
Primary Valence - Answers molecules/ions bonded to metal OUTSIDE brackets
K2[PtCl6]
^K2 - primary valence # 2
Secondary Valence - Answers molecules/ions bonded to metal INSIDE brackets
K2[PtCl6]
.............^Cl6 - secondary valence # 6
First Coordination Sphere - Answers species with a secondary valence
Second Coordination Sphere - Answers species with a primary valence
Donor Atom - Answers the atom in a ligand that is bound directly to the metal atom
[Cu(NH3)4]2+
donor atom - nitrogen