Why are transition metal compounds coloured?
Virtually all transition metal compounds are coloured, a consequence of the way the 3d orbitals in the transition metal ion
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Understanding the acid-base behaviour of aqueous transition metal ions
In aqueous solutions of transition metal ion salts, the metal ion is invariably part of a complex known as an
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Coordination chemistry
The coordination number of a complex is the number of atoms making coordinate or dative covalent bonds to the central
What is a complex ion?
d-block metal cations readily form complexes with ligands – neutral molecules such as water or anions such as the chloride