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Key Terms
Transition metal
a metal with an incomplete d-sublevel in atoms or ions
Why is Zinc not a transition metal?
only forms 2+ ion, making it have a complete d subshell
Complex
central metal ion surrounded by ligands
Ligand
an atom, ion, or molecule which can donate a lone pair
Coordinate bonding
when the lone pair of electrons come from one atom
Coordination number
the number of coordinate bonds formed to a central metal ion
monodentate
can form one coordinate bond per ligand
bidentate
can form two coordinate bonds per ligand
multidentate
can form six coordinate bonds per ligand
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