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 12Geometry - 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 13QuestionsDeduction of coordination number and geometry for complexes