Chapter 19, Problem 32E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: Theresults of given reactions with the balanced chemical reactions needs to be determined.

• When NaCl is added to ${\text{AgNO}}_{\text{3}}$ solutiom.
• Followed by addition of ${\text{NH}}_{\text{3}}$
• Followed by addition of ${\text{HNO}}_{\text{3}}$ solution.

Concept Introduction:

A coordination complex is composed of two main parts; metal atom/ ion and ligand. Ligands are the atom/ group of atom/ ion that can donate its extra pair of electrons to the electron deficient metal cation. It leads to the formation of coordinate bond between metal ion and ligand.

A metal complex can be show as ${\text{[ML}}_{\text{n}}\text{]}$ . Here M indicates the metal atom or ion whereas L indicates the ligands which are present in ‘n’ numbers. The coordination number defines the number of coordinate bonds between metal and ligand.