Mark the term each clue calls

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   The bound partner, as simple as a chloride ion or as large as a protein

   Item

   Ligand

2. Clue

   The atom the ligands are bound to, and a Lewis acid in the entity

   Item

   Central atom

3. Clue

   An ionisable group written outside the square bracket

   Item

   Counter ion

4. Clue

   How many ligand donor atoms sit directly bonded to the metal

   Item

   Coord. number

5. Clue

   The spatial arrangement of the ligand atoms attached to the metal

   Item

   Polyhedron

6. Clue

   Charge the metal would carry if every ligand left with its shared pair

   Item

   Oxidation no.

7. Clue

   A metal bound to only one kind of donor group

   Item

   Homoleptic

8. Clue

   A metal bound to more than one kind of donor group

   Item

   Heteroleptic

9. Clue

   A ligand with two different donor atoms, either one able to ligate

   Item

   Ambidentate

Instructions

Tap the cell each clue names. Three marks in a row, column or diagonal wins.

Explanation