Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry - Exercises - Page 1033: 23.26b

Answer

Coordination number : 4 Oxidation number: +2

Work Step by Step

The ligands ($Br_{4}$) 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. Also, $Na_{2}=2\times(+1)$ $Br_{4} = 4\times (-1)$ The overall charge is zero on the complex, thus: $2\times(+1) +X + 4\times (-1)=0$ $+2+X-4=0$ $X=+4-2$ $X=+2$ Oxidation number of Cd is +2
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