I believe bracket designate the coordination sphere and the metal usually precedes the anion part of the coordination sphere.
Na3[Rh(C2O4)3]. Some would name it "trisodium" but that but I don't believe that is necessary
1. Write the formula for these compounds:
a) sodium tris(oxalato)rhodium(III)
b) sodium tetrachloroplatinate(II)
c) triamminetrichloronickel(IV) sulfate
For a) I put: Na3Rh(C2O4)3, however got an error message of this: "Your answer appears to be missing required square brackets." Is it just a matter of where the brackets are, or something wrong with the formula?
2. Which of the following ligands can be polydentate? If the ligand can be polydentate, give the maximum number of places on the ligand that can bind simultaneously to a single metal center.
(a) N(CH2CH2NH2)3
monodentate
polydentate, 2 bonds
polydentate, 3 bonds
polydentate, 4 bonds
polydentate, 5 bonds
polydentate, 6 bonds
polydentate, 7 bonds
polydentate, 8 bonds
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