Coordination Sphere

[Helen Struble 2F]

What is the significance of the coordination sphere? Do all the atoms in a ligand have to be inside the sphere?

[ABombino_2J]

The coordination sphere is the sphere around the molecules and ions attached to the transition metal atom. The ligands need to be in the sphere because ligands are the ions attached to the transition metals. Anything within the "[]" is inside the coordination sphere

[Michelle Shin 4B]

Ligands directly attached to the central ion make up the first coordination sphere, and the second coordination sphere consists of atoms/molecules attached to those in the first coordination sphere. Everything inside the brackets will be inside the coordination sphere.

[Abigail_Hagen2G]

So water would be outside of the coordination sphere?

[saigorijavolu2k]

the first coordiantion sphere is made up of molecules and ions directly attached to the central transition metal

[Alexandra Bartolome 2H]

The coordination sphere consists of the ligands directly attached to central transitional metal ion.