Determining Number of Water Molecules Liganded to a Transition Metal Ion
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Isa Samad 1L
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Determining Number of Water Molecules Liganded to a Transition Metal Ion
When writing the hydrolysis equation for homework question 12.65 f, how could we determine that there are 6 water molecules liganded to the central Copper (II) ion? Is this just something we have to memorize for the common TM ions or is there an intuitive way to determine it?
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Curtis Tam 1J
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Re: Determining Number of Water Molecules Liganded to a Transition Metal Ion
I think there's six water molecules attached to the TM because an expanded octet makes the compound more stable. Not entirely sure though.
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