Alfred Werner's Coordination Compounds

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Who was the first chemist to formulate ideas about the structures of coordination compounds?

Dmitri Mendeleev

Louis Pasteur

Alfred Werner (correct)

Marie Curie

What did Alfred Werner propose in relation to metal ions in coordination compounds?

Secondary valence only

Both primary and secondary valence (correct)

Primary valence only

Tertiary valence

How many primary valences do CoCl2 and PdCl2 have according to Alfred Werner?

CoCl2 - 4, PdCl2 - 4

CoCl2 - 1, PdCl2 - 1

CoCl2 - 3, PdCl2 - 2 (correct)

CoCl2 - 2, PdCl2 - 3

In Werner's experiments with cobalt(III) chloride and ammonia, what was observed when excess silver nitrate was added?

Some chloride ions precipitated as AgCl while some remained in solution Signup and view all the answers

How many moles of silver chloride (AgCl) are formed when reacting 1 mol of CoCl3.6NH3 (Yellow) according to the observations by Alfred Werner?

3 mol AgCl Signup and view all the answers

Based on Werner's theory, how many groups remain bonded to the cobalt ion during the reaction in coordination compounds?

Six groups Signup and view all the answers

According to Werner's theory of coordination compounds, what is the primary valence satisfied by?

Negative ions Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for compounds like [CoCl3.4NH3] which have the same empirical formula but different properties?

Isomers Signup and view all the answers

What is the secondary valence in coordination compounds according to Werner's theory?

Non-ionisable Signup and view all the answers

In the context of coordination compounds, what are coordination polyhedra?

Spatial arrangements around the metal ion Signup and view all the answers

Which geometrical shapes did Werner postulate as more common in coordination compounds of transition metals?

Octahedral, tetrahedral, square planar Signup and view all the answers

How do double salts differ from complex ions in terms of dissociation in water?

Double salts dissociate into simple ions, but complex ions do not dissociate Signup and view all the answers

Alfred Werner's Coordination Compounds

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Who was the first chemist to formulate ideas about the structures of coordination compounds?

What did Alfred Werner propose in relation to metal ions in coordination compounds?

How many primary valences do CoCl2 and PdCl2 have according to Alfred Werner?

In Werner's experiments with cobalt(III) chloride and ammonia, what was observed when excess silver nitrate was added?

How many moles of silver chloride (AgCl) are formed when reacting 1 mol of CoCl3.6NH3 (Yellow) according to the observations by Alfred Werner?

Based on Werner's theory, how many groups remain bonded to the cobalt ion during the reaction in coordination compounds?

According to Werner's theory of coordination compounds, what is the primary valence satisfied by?

What term is used for compounds like [CoCl3.4NH3] which have the same empirical formula but different properties?

What is the secondary valence in coordination compounds according to Werner's theory?

In the context of coordination compounds, what are coordination polyhedra?

Which geometrical shapes did Werner postulate as more common in coordination compounds of transition metals?

How do double salts differ from complex ions in terms of dissociation in water?

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