Ligands

[MichelleRamirez_2F]

When given a chemical formula how do we know which one is the cetral metal atom or ion?

[Brandon_Tran_2E]

Usually there will only be 1 metal and everything else is a ligand, also for coordination compounds, the metals are always transition metals.

[Karishma_1G]

The central atom for a coordinate covalent compound is the transition metal/ion. The ligands are usually covalent molecules (water) or negatively charged ions (F^-) that have a pair of electrons to donate.

[Erin Nash - 4G]

A ligand has to be able to form coordinate covalent bonds, so often the molecules will have a lone pair of electrons.

[Nikki Bych 1I]

Regarding ligands, the transition metal/cation will almost always be the central atom.

[KHuang1L]

The central atom should be the transition metal.

[rachana_korapati3C]

The ligand is also the same as the Lewis base in any given molecule, and the central atom is almost always the Lewis acid

[Michelle Xie 2B]

There is usually one d metal atom.