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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

Explain with two examples each of the following: coordination entity, ligand, coordination number, coordination polyhedron, homoleptic and heteroleptic.

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12 Years agoGrade 9
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11 Years ago
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K[Co(CN)3]
In this compound, there are 3 CN-legands which are directly attached to the central metal ion Co.
Coordiantion number of Co is,
-1 = x +3(-1) or x = +2
Coordination polyhedron is[Co(CN)3]+