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PriscillaLi_3G
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Shape

Postby PriscillaLi_3G » Wed Dec 04, 2019 4:18 pm

Which shapes do we need to know for the class?
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Esha Chawla 2E
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Re: Shape

Postby Esha Chawla 2E » Wed Dec 04, 2019 4:48 pm

PriscillaLi_3G wrote:Which shapes do we need to know for the class?


For coordination compounds, we only went over three shapes in class:
1. Octahedral (6 ligands)
2. Tetrahedral (4 ligands)
3. Square Planar (4 ligands)
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Kurtis Liang 3I
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Re: Shape

Postby Kurtis Liang 3I » Wed Dec 04, 2019 5:45 pm

To find the shape of a coordination compound, count the number of ligands attached to the central atom. This is called the coordination number. If there are 6, the shape is octahedral. If there are 4, it is tetrahedral or square planar, depending on the arrangement of the ligands.
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