(a) A complex containing three pyridine and three ammonia ligands bound to a Ni(II) ion was found to have C3v symmetry. Draw and name the complex. (b) Describe the advantages of molecular orbital theory over Lewis models to describe diatomic species.

Q: (a) Consider the following two Fe complex ions: Complex A - [Fe(H2O)3(OH)3]  and  Complex B…

A: (i) The d-electronic configuration of A and B are given below: For    , the oxidation state of Iron…

Q: 5. (a) (b) The complex ion NiC4² has two unpaired electrons, whereas Ni(CN)42 is diamagnetic.…

A: Tetrahedral complex : If in tetra coordinated complex pairing of electrons doesn't occur then…

Q: The absorption spectrum of the complex ion [Co(NH3)6]3+ has strongly absorbs blue light at a…

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Q: Draw the octahedral crystal field d orbital splitting diagrams for [Fe(OH2)6] 2+ and [Fe(CN)6]3-.…

A: Coordination compounds are formed by combining the transition metals with ligands. The degenerate…

Q: below draw the molecular orbital diagram for the complex [Co(NH3)6]3+, indicating how metal to…

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Q: 3. Amino acids can act as ligands toward transition metal ions. The simplest amino acid is glycin…

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Q: The complex [NiC14]2 is paramagnetic with two unpaired electrons whereas the compound [Ni(CN)4] is…

A: A diamagnetic substance - in which all the electrons in the substance are coupled. whereas when the…

Q: The complex ion [Co(H2O)6]3+ exhibits absorbance with max = 600 nm (orange region) , while…

A: (a) When a compound absorbs energy in the visible range, the electronic transitions takes place from…

Q: In acidic aqueous solution, the purple complex ion Co(NH3)5Br2+  undergoes a slow reaction in which…

A: Given,Initial concentration of Co(NH3)5 Br2+ = 0.100 Mrate constant = 6.3×10−6 s-1the molarity of…

Q: Suppose that the complex ion [Co(NH3)2(OH2)2Cl2]+ is synthesized with the two ammine ligands cis to…

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Q: Calculate the percentage of covalent chloride in the complex [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2, given that the molar…

A: Given complex is : [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2  Molar mass of [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 = 233.4 g/mol  Atomic mass of Cl =…

Q: 6a. Some ligands are multifunctional; that is, they have two or more atoms which can bind to the…

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Q: The complex diamminedichloroplatinum(II), [Pt(NH3)2CI2], is diamagnetic and exhibits geometrical…

A: If we check the oxidation state of Pt  Pt + 0 - 2 = 0 Pt = 2 NH3 being neutral molecule contributes…

Q: The octahedral ion complex [CoF6] 3‒ absorbs at 675 nm. (a) What color is the complex? (b)…

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Q: Draw the energy diagram for d-orbital electron configuration in the octahedral field for each of the…

A: Absence of ligand d orbitals have same energy =Degenerated orbitals In octahedral complex when…

Q: Platinum(IV) is readily complexed by ethylenediamine. Draw the structuresof both enantiomers of the…

A: Ethylenediamine (en) is a bidentate chelating ligand in coordination compounds with the two donor…

Q: For the low-spin coordination compound [Fe(en)2Cl2]Cl, identify the following.(a) the oxidation…

A: Since you have posted questions with multiple sub-parts, we are entitled to answer the first 3 only.…

Q: Give the formula of each coordination compound. Include square brackets around the coordination…

A: Given IUPAC names of the coordination compounds are : 1). sodium hexachloroplatinate(IV)  2). sodium…

Q: The complex [Ni(CN)4]

A: According to VBT ( valance bond theory)  sp3d2 and d2sp3 hybridisations complexes are in…

Q: (a) Predict whether the glycinate ion, H2N-CH COO is a monodentate, bidentate, or tridentate ligand:…

A: a. Bidentate ligands are Lewis bases that donate two pairs of electrons to a metal atom.   It is a…

Q: Consider the coordination compound [Ni(OH₂)6] Br4. If you find, experimentally, that the compound is…

A: Strong field ligands are that produce large splittings between the d orbitals and form low spin…

Q: (a) Draw a Lewis dot and cross structure (including any lone pairs) for a NBr3 molecule and…

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Q: The number of unpaired electrons expected for the complex ion: [Co(OH)6]3- is: Classify as…

A: 1) Given compound: CoOH63- In this cobalt is +3 oxidation state. The electronic configuration of…

Q: A coordination compound of ruthenium, [Ru(NH3)4Cl2]Cl, has shown some activity against leukemia in…

A: Consider a coordination compound, [A]B where [A] forms the complex ion and B is the counter ion. The…

Q: Pyridine (CsHgN), abbreviated py, is the molecule N: (a) Would you expect pyridine to act as a…

A: Ligands Ligands in the coordinated complex is the ion or neutral molecule that act as the lewis base…

Q: Consider the following complexes: [FeCl6]3- and [Fe(CN)6]3-, which possess very different magnetic…

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Q: Consider the oxalate (ox) ligand and answer the following questions: (i) Draw the structure of the…

A: Denticity: The number of donor atoms of a ligand that bite the metal atom is called the denticity of…

Q: In 2001, chemists at SUNY-Stony Brook succeeded in syn-thesizing the complex trans-[Fe(CN)4(CO)2]2-,…

A: Co-ordination compounds are formed when the metal ion is bonded to the ligand which donates its…

Q: Diamagnetic complexes of cobalt (III) like [Co(NH3)6]3+ and [Co(en)3]3+ are orange- yellow, while…

A: Molecular orbital diagram helps us in understanding the electronic energy levels of molecules. If we…

Q: 1) Is it possible to have isomers of the following coordination compounds? If this is the case,…

A: Tetrahedral complexes with 4 different ligands show optical isomerism Octahedral complexes of Ma4b2…

Q: If a solution known to be made up of an octahedral cobalt complex ion [Co(NH3)6]3+ appears orange to…

A: [Co(NH3)6]3+ is an octahedral complex with six ammonia ligands. Cobalt has the atomic number 27,…

Q: (i) What type of isomerism is shown by the complex [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3?(ii) On the basis of crystal field…

A: Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: Which of the following is most paramagnetic? (a) Fe . (b) Fe3 + ion (c) The ion complex [Fe (CN) 6]…

A: Paramagnetic substances can be defined as the substances that contain unpaired electrons.

Q: Draw orbital-energy splitting diagrams and use the spectro-chemical series to show the orbital…

A: Spectrochemical series:- The arrangement of ligand in increasing order of their crystal field…

Q: a) (i) Draw the structure of [Co(CO)2(NO)(cot)] where cot is cyclooctatriene. (ii) What is the…

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Q: Some octahedral complexes have distorted shapes. Insome, two metal-ligand bonds that are 180° apart…

A: The structure of CuNH362+ is as follows:

Q: Consider the following complex ions: [NiBr6]4-,[Ni(H2O)6]3+ and [Ni(CO)6]3+. Using the Crystal Field…

A: Step 1: Electron configuration of  Ni+n central metal. The ground state electron configuration of…

Q: 5. (a) (b) The complex ion NiC14² has two unpaired electrons, whereas Ni(CN)4² is diamagnetic.…

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Q: You have a solution of the following ion: [Fe(H2O)6]3+ a) Is the ion more likely paramagnetic or…

A: In the crystal field theory, the paring of electrons in the splitted state does not take place for…

Q: What is the charge on each of the following complex ions? hexaaquairon(II), [Fe(H2O)6]?…

A: 1.) Charge on hexaaquairon(II) Is +2   The oxidation state or charge on the central metal ion, Fe =…

Q: Complete the following statements for the complex ion [Co(en)2(H2O)CN]2+.   (a) en is the…

A: We have to predict the en full form, oxidation number of Co , coordination number of Co and the…

Coordination Chemistry

It is a part of chemistry, in which the study of compounds that have central atoms surrounded by molecules or ions, known as ligand, is known as coordination chemistry.