Order in Naming
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Order in Naming
When given the name of the compound, does it matter the order in which you formulate the atomic symbols?
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For coordinate compounds, the order of the atomic symbols does matter. The ligand names would be in alphabetical order (either using their prefixes or the name of the element), followed by the name of the transition metal cation name.
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KTran 1I wrote:For coordinate compounds, the order of the atomic symbols does matter. The ligand names would be in alphabetical order (either using their prefixes or the name of the element), followed by the name of the transition metal cation name.
I think the question was about going from the name of the coordination compound to the formula, not the other way around. If you are already given the name and asked to write the formula, there is technically no single correct way to order the formulae of the ligands as long as they are all after the atomic symbol for the central metal atom.
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Re: Order in Naming
I think you have to write the atomic symbols of the ligands in alphabetical order, at least according to Toolbox 9C.1 in the textbook.
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I agree, the names of the ligands still have to be in alphabetical order in the formula
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Re: Order in Naming
Leslie Almaraz wrote:When given the name of the compound, does it matter the order in which you formulate the atomic symbols?
Could you clarify what you mean by "atomic symbol"?
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Re: Order in Naming
Place the ligand names in alphabetical order and determine if the complex has a positive or negative charge to determine if you place it before or after a cation or an anion.
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