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Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry key terms

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AP Chem term (Ch. 20)
Definition
complex ion   a charged species consisting of a metal ion surrounded by ligands.  
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lanthanide contraction   the decrease in the atomic radii of the lanthanide series elements, going from left to right on the periodic table.  
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lanthanide series   a group of fourteen elements following lanthanum in the periodic table, in which the 4f orbitals are being filled.  
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coordination compound   a compound composed of a complex ion and counter ions sufficient to give no net charge.  
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counterions   anions or cations that balance the charge on the complex ion in a coordination compound.  
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oxidation states   a concept that provides a way to keep track of electrons in oxidation-reduction reactions according to certain rules.  
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coordination number   the number of bonds formed between the metal ion and the ligands in a complex ion.  
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ligand   a neutral molecule or ion having a lone pair of electrons that can be used to form a bond to a metal ion; a Lewis base.  
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coordinate covalent bond   a metal-ligand bond resulting from the interaction of a Lewis base (the ligand) and a Lewis acid (the metal ion).  
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monodentate (unidentate) ligand   a ligand that can form one bond to a metal ion.  
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chelating ligand (chelate)   a ligand having more than one atom with a lone pair that can be used to bond to a metal ion.  
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bidentate ligand   a ligand that can form two bonds to a metal ion.  
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isomers   species with the same formula but different properties.  
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structural isomerism   isomerism in which the isomers contain the same atoms but one or more bonds differ.  
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stereoisomerism   isomerism in which all the bonds in the isomers are the same but the spatial arrangements of the atoms are different.  
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coordination isomerism   isomerism in a coordination compound in which the composition of the coordination sphere of the metal ion varies.  
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linkage isomerism   isomerism involving a complex ion where the ligands are all the same but the point of attachment of at least one of the ligands differs.  
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geometrical (cis-trans) isomerism   isomerism in which atoms or groups of atoms can assume different positions around a rigid ring or bond.  
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optical isomerism   isomerism in which the isomers have opposite effects on plane-polarized light.  
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chirality   the quality of having nonsuperimposable mirror images.  
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enantiomers   isomers that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other.  
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