Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 23 - Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry - Exercises - Page 1033: 23.25a

Answer

Coordination number: $4$ Oxidation number: $+2$

Work Step by Step

The ligands ($Cl_{4}$) that surround the central metal atom $Cd$ are 4. Thus, the coordination number is 4. Let us suppose the oxidation number of Cd is $X$. To find the oxidation number, we sum the known oxidation numbers and equal it to the charge on the complex. $Na _{2} = 2 \times (+1) $ $Cl _{4} = 4\times (-1) $ The overall charge is zero on the complex, thus: $ 2\times (+1) +X + 4 (-1) = 0 $ $ +2 +X -4 = 0$ $X= +4-2$ $X = +2 $
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