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TM: Structure

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is a transition metal?

Back (Answer)

Element that had an incomplete d sub-shell in either its atoms or one of its common ions

#2
Front (Question)

Properties of transition metals

Back (Answer)

Variable oxidation states Catalytic action Coloured compounds Formation of complexes

#3
Front (Question)

Ligand definition

Back (Answer)

Particle with lone pair of electrons that bond to metals by a co-ordinate bond

#4
Front (Question)

Complex definition

Back (Answer)

Metal ion with co-ordinately bonded ligands

#5
Front (Question)

Co-ordination number definition

Back (Answer)

Number of co-ordinate bonds from ligands to metal ions

#6
Front (Question)

Properties of a linear complex

Back (Answer)

2 co-ordination number Ag+

#7
Front (Question)

Properties of a square plane complex

Back (Answer)

4 co-ordination number Pt2+ & Ni2+

#8
Front (Question)

Properties of a tetrahedral complex

Back (Answer)

4 co-ordination number Larger ligands unable for 6 to fit eg. Cl-

#9
Front (Question)

Properties of an octahedral complex

Back (Answer)

6 co-ordination number

#10
Front (Question)

Properties of hexa-aqua ion complexes

Back (Answer)

6 water ligands bonded to a transition metal ion Contains water molecules

#11
Front (Question)

Complex ion, ligand and counter ion of NA3[AuF6]

Back (Answer)

Complex: [AuF6]3+ Ligand: 6F- Counter: 3Na+

#12
Front (Question)

What is a unidente ligand?

Back (Answer)

Ligands which form one co-ordinate bond to a metal ion

#13
Front (Question)

What is a bidentate ligand?

Back (Answer)

Ligands which form two co-ordinate bond to a metal ion

#14
Front (Question)

What isomerism occurs in octahedral or square planar? Requirements?

Back (Answer)

Cis-trans isomerism 2 ligands of one type that are different to others

#15
Front (Question)

Cis-trans isomerism of Pt(NH3)2Cl2 and their names

Back (Answer)

Cisplatin - Cl and NH3 molecules next to each other Transplatin - Cl and NH3 molecules opposite eachother

#16
Front (Question)

What isomerism occurs only in octahedral? Requirements?

Back (Answer)

Optical isomers 3 bidentate ligands

#17
Front (Question)

Example of small ligands

Back (Answer)

NH3 & H2O

#18
Front (Question)

Example of larger ligand

Back (Answer)

Cl-

#19
Front (Question)

What does Tollen’s reagent contain and how does the oxidation state change?

Back (Answer)

[Ag(NH3)2]+ Ag+ reduced to Ag in silver mirror