Exploring Coordination Compounds

What is the IUPAC name for the complex [Cu(NH3)4]SO4?

• tetraamminecopper(I) sulfate

• copper(II) ammine sulfate

• tetraamminecopper(II) sulfate

• copper(II) sulfate

Identify the oxidation state of copper in [CuCl4]2-.

• +2

• +3

• +1

• 0

What type of ligand is ethylenediamine (en)?

• Polydentate ligand

• Bidentate ligand

• Tridentate ligand

• Monodentate ligand

Provide the molecular formula for the complex [Fe(CN)6]3-.

• FeC6N6

• FeC4N6

• FeC6N5

• FeC5N6

What is the IUPAC name for [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2?

• pentaamminecobalt(II) chloride

• tetraamminecobalt(II) chloride

• hexamminecobalt(III) chloride

• pentaamminechlorocobalt(III) chloride

How do you determine the oxidation state of the central metal in a coordination compound?

• The oxidation state of the central metal is calculated by subtracting the sum of the charges of the ligands from the overall charge of the complex.

• The oxidation state is calculated by adding the charges of the ligands to the overall charge.

• The oxidation state is determined by the number of ligands attached.

• The oxidation state is always zero for the central metal.

List two examples of bidentate ligands.

• Acetate

• Carbonate

• Chloride

• Ethylenediamine, Oxalate

What is the IUPAC name for the complex [Ag(NH3)2]NO3?

• monoammine silver(I) nitrate

• diammine silver(II) nitrate

• diammine silver(I) nitrate

• silver(II) nitrate

Identify the type of ligand in [Ni(CO)4].

• CO is a weak field ligand.

• CO is a bridging ligand.

• CO acts as a bidentate ligand.

• CO is a strong field ligand.

What is the molecular formula for the complex [Cr(H2O)6]Cl3?

• CrH12Cl3O6

• CrH12Cl4O6

• CrH12Cl2O5

• CrH10Cl3O6