TRANSITION ELEMENTS

    Cards (8)

    • Anion?
      A negatively charged ion
    • Cation?
      A positively charged ion
    • Bidentate Ligand?
      A substance that can forms 2 coordinate bonds with a metal or metal ion
    • Complex Ion?
      A metal with surrounded by ligands via dative covalent bonding
    • Coordination Number?
      The number of dative covalent bonds formed between ligands and the central metal/metal ion
    • Dative Covalent Bonding?
      A covalent bond where 1 atom donates both electron pairs in the bonding pair
    • Ligand Substitution?
      A ligand in a transition metal ion complex is substituted with another ligand
    • Monodentate Ligand?
      A substance that forms 1 coordinate bond to a metal or metal ion
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