CHEMISTRY II
Worksheet for Chapter 7
COMPLEX FORMATION
1.
What does a metal complex consist of? Give an example.
2.
Explain what a ligand is and give two examples.
3.
What does it mean when we say EDTA is hexadentate?
4.
What is meant by the coordination number of a metal complex?
5.
What is a chelate?
6.
In the following metal complex………
What is the
metal ion?
coordination number?
ligand?
7.
What three factors influence the strength of a metal complex?
8.
Give one example of an important metal complex