Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
ISBN 10: 1133610668
ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-066-3

Chapter 25 - Coordination Compounds - Exercises - Basic Concepts - Page 1011: 13

Answer

Au (gold). Coordination number 2: $Au(CN)_{2}^{-}$; oxidation number = +1 Coordination number 4:$Au(Cl)_{4}^{-}$; oxidation number = +3 Coordination number 5: $Au(DMP)Cl_{3}$; oxidation number = +3 (DMP: 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)

Work Step by Step

Coordination number 2: $Au(CN)_{2}^{-}$; oxidation number = +1 CN- has -1 charge; complex charge is -1. So, Au is in +1 Coordination number 4:$Au(Cl)_{4}^{-}$; oxidation number = +3 Cl- has -1 charge; 4Cl- ligands; complex charge is -1. So, Au is in +3 Coordination number 5: $Au(DMP)Cl_{3}$; oxidation number = +3 (DMP: 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline); DMP has neutral charge. 2Cl- ligands. So, oxidation number =+3
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