Chapter 21, Problem 1RQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The formulas of the Lewis acid and the Lewis base, the formula of the ligand, the name of the species that provides the donor atom, the donor atom and reason of why it designated, and the name of the species that is the acceptor in the formation of the complex ion ${\left[\text{Cu}{\left({\text{H}}_2\text{O}\right)}_6\right]}^{2+}$ in a Lewis acid-base reaction, are to be explained

Concept Information:

Complex ions are the ions formed by a metal atom at the center and the other non-metals molecules or ions surround it.

A Lewis acid-base reaction is the reaction between a Lewis acid and a Lewis base.

Ligands are the molecules or ions that are bonded to a metal ion, with a coordinate covalent bond.