Page 2Complexes bonding - ReviewIntroduction to complexes with some example formulae and a description of the ligand metal interaction that gives rise to the coordinate bond
3 marksPage 3QuestionsNature of the ligand metal bond, which species can be ligands, which is the donor atom, ligands where the donor atom is carbon
Page 7Oxidation number - ReviewDescription of conventions for writing commplex formulae and how to deduce the oxidation number (state) of the metal from the formula for the complex
3 marksPage 8QuestionsDeducing the oxidation number of the metal from the formula for the complex
Page 10Coordination number - ReviewDescription of how to deduce the coordination number of the metal from the formula for the complex including the concept of denticity with respect to monodentate ligands
6 marksPage 11QuestionDeducing coordination number from complex formula where all ligands are monodentate
Page 12Polydentate ligands - ReviewDescription of bidentate (ethane-1,2-diamine, ethandioate) and hexadentate ligands (edta) and how they interact with the central metal
1 marksPage 13QuestionsVarious aspects of bidentate ligands and examples of deducing the oxidation number and coordination number for complexes that have bidentate ligands
Page 18Geometry - ReviewDiscussion of the relationship of coordination number to geometry including description of the preference of some metals to form square planar rather than tetrahedral complexes
6 marksPage 19QuestionsDeduction of coordination number and geometry for complexes including those with bidentate ligands and edta