brackets

[josmit_1D]

what do the brackets signify when they are around the compound?

[AlyshaP_2B]

The bracket signifies a coordination sphere.

[christabellej 1F]

Brackets are used when writing the formula for the coordination sphere, which includes the metal atom and the ligands attached to it.

[Christineg1G]

Whatever is inside the brackets is directly bound to the transition metal and is in the coordination sphere. Hope this helps!

[kristi le 2F]

Anything that is outside the brackets is not bound to the central metal atom or ion.

[Quynh Vo]

Anything inside the brackets are a part of the coordination sphere.

[Joseph Saba]

If anything is outside the brackets it is not a part of the coordinate sphere (such as a hydrate of complex salt)

[Michelle Song 1I]

Whatever is inside the brackets is part of the coordination sphere.

[Avnita C_4B]

brackets are the symbol for the coordination sphere that has all the compound that are coordinating inside the sphere.

[Brittany Tran 3I]

brackets signify the atoms and ligands in the coordination compound

[Natalie Benitez 1E]

If there is a cation in front of the brackets does that affect the nomenclature of the compound, if so how?

[Natalie Benitez 1E]

If an anion comes after the brackets does it affect the nomenclature of the compound, if so how?

[Jialun Chen 4F]

It means that everything inside the bracket is a part of the coordination compound.

[Presley Gao 2C]

What the brackets signify when they are around the compound is a coordination compound.