Tutorial 4, 5 & 6 CHM361
Tutorial 4, 5 & 6 CHM361
Tutorial 4, 5 & 6 CHM361
4. State why the oxidation state +2 is the most common among transition elements.
5. Find the oxidation numbers of the transition metal in the following compounds:
a. FeCO3
b. MnO2
c. CuCl2
d. Cu2(OH)3Cl
Subtopic 6.1
1. What is the meaning of coordination number for a metal ion in a complex ion?
How does it differ from oxidation number?
3. For each of the following ligands, determine the number and type of donor atoms
in the ligand:
a. ethylenediamine (en)
b. oxalate ion (C2O42-)
c. [EDTA]4-
4. Determine the coordination numbers of the metal ion in the following complexes:
a. [Au(CN)4]-
b. [Co(NH3)4(H2O)2]Cl3
c. [Au(en)2]Cl3
d. [Cu(NH3)4]SO4
e. K2[Ni(CN)4]
5. Determine the oxidation numbers of the metal ion in the following complexes:
a. [Cr(C2O4)3]3-
b. [Mo(en)3]3+
c. K3[Cr(CN)6]
d. [PtCl4]2-
e. [Fe(H2O)5(OH)]2+
Subtopic 6.2
1. For any of the following that can exist as isomers, state the type of isomerism
and draw the structures:
a. [Pt(CH3NH2)2Br2]
b. [Zn(H2O)(NH3)FCl]
c. [Pd(CN)2(OH)2]2-
d. [Cr(NH3)5(NO2)]2+
e. [Pt(NH3)4I2]2+
2. Determine the ligands that can form linkage isomers and explain with Lewis
structures:
a. SCN-
b. S2O32-
c. HS-
3. Sketch mirror images of each of the following. From these sketches, determine
whether optical isomers exist and note this fact on the drawings.
a. [Rh(en)3]3+
b. cis-[Cr(NH3)2(SCN)4]-
Subtopic 6.3
2. A metal ion uses d2sp3 orbitals when forming a complex. State its coordination
number and shape.
4. What is crystal field splitting energy? Explain how it arises for octahedral
complexes.
5. Which of these ions cannot form both high spin and low spin octahedral
complexes:
a. Ti3+
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b. Co2+
c. Fe2+
d. Cu2+
6. Draw orbital energy splitting diagram and use the spectrochemical series to show
the orbital occupancy for each of the following:
a. [Cr(H2O)6]3+
b. [FeF6]3-
c. [Rh(CO)6]3+
d. [Co(OH)6]4-
7. Rank the following in the order of increasing Δ and energy of light absorbed:
[Cr(NH3)6]3+, [Cr(H2O)6]3+, [Cr(NO2)6]3-
8. [Cr(H2O)6]2+ is violet. Another CrL6 complex is green. Can the ligand be CN-? Can
it be Cl-? Explain.