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Transition Metals Keywords (Monodentate (A ligand that forms just one co…
Transition Metals Keywords
Complex Ion
(Also called a co-ordination compound) a metal ion surrounded by co-ordinately bonded ligands
Co-ordinate Bond
A covalent bond in which both electrons in the shared pair come from the same atom
Co-ordination Number
The number of coordinate bonds to ligands that surround a transition metal ion
Ligand
a molecule or ion with the capacity to donate an electron pair to a metal ion and form a dative bond
Monodentate
A ligand that forms just one co-ordinate bond per ligand
:NH3
Bidentate
A ligand that forms two co-ordinate bonds per ligand
Ethanediamine (H2NCH2CH2NH2)
Multidentate
A ligand that forms more than two co-ordinate bonds per ligand
EDTA
Transition Metal
defined as a metal which has at least one stable ions with a partly-filled d-sub-level.
Properties
Show variable oxidation state in compounds
form coloured compounds/ions in solution
form complex ions
D-block Element
An element with its highest energy electron in a d-orbital.