Exam 22: Transition Metals: Biological and Medical Applications

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Which pieces of information are needed to explain why NiCl42 is paramagnetic? I.It has six d electrons. II.It has eight d electrons. III.It is strong field. IV.It is weak field. V.It is tetrahedral. VI.It is square planar.

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For the coordination compound [Cr(NH3)3(H2O)3]Cl3, identify, in order, the charge on the complex ion, the oxidation state of the metal, and the coordination number of the metal.

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What is the oxidation state of the gold atom in the AuCl4-complex ion?

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Which d orbitals are indicated by the arrow in the crystal field splitting diagram for a square planar field? Which d orbitals are indicated by the arrow in the crystal field splitting diagram for a square planar field?

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Explain why Ni(CN)42 is diamagnetic and NiCl42 is paramagnetic in terms of the possible geometries (tetrahedral and square planar) and the magnitudes of the crystal field splitting?

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Define the term polydentate ligand, and give an example of one.

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Which statement describing the splitting of metal d orbitals in an octahedral complex ion is not correct?

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What is the correct formula for pentaammineaquairon(II) nitrate?

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Which atoms on EDTA bond to metal ions?

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In a tetrahedral crystal field, ________

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Transition metal ions often absorb visible light in promoting electrons from a ground state to an excited state. Why doesn't aluminum(III) ion have this property?

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As the value of the crystal field splitting, o, increases from one complex ion to another, ________

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When the five 3d orbitals on a metal ion experience a square planar field in a complex, they split into ________ energy levels.

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Which statement A-D regarding isomers in transition metal compounds is not correct?

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A strong crystal field produces a large value for the crystal field splitting, o, while a weak crystal field produces a small crystal field splitting. Which would be more likely to put a metal ion in a high-spin configuration?

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Draw the d orbital splitting diagram for the octahedral complex ion, Mn(CN)64, and predict the number of unpaired spins in the molecule.

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EDTA is an example of a ________ ligand.

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Which of the following cations would possess, the largest crystal field splitting (o), assuming an identical ligand set for all ions?

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CoCl42(aq) absorbs light in the orange region of the spectrum. The color of a solution containing this ion is ________

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What is the shape of Zn(OH)42?

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