Ligand Charges

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Wilson 2E
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Ligand Charges

Postby Wilson 2E » Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:51 pm

Is there a way to calculate the charge of a ligand, or is it something that just has to be memorized?
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Aarja Pavade 1H
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Re: Ligand Charges

Postby Aarja Pavade 1H » Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:35 pm

To calculate the charge of the ligand, you would "give back" the lone pair that it donated to the cation and look at the ligand individually (not bonded to the cation).
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Venus_Hagan 2L
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Re: Ligand Charges

Postby Venus_Hagan 2L » Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:38 pm

i honestly just memorized them. In the textbook, table 9C.1 is a list of the common ligands with their names, formulas, and charges
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rabiasumar2E
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Re: Ligand Charges

Postby rabiasumar2E » Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:49 pm

I would memorize them, which seems like a hassle but honestly the more practice problems you do, the easier it gets to memorize.
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