Coordination compounds have metal ions bonded to ligands from "summary" of NCERT Chemistry Class 11 - [CBSE Board] by Dr. S. C. Rastogi, ,Er. Meera Goyal
Coordination compounds are formed when metal ions are bonded to ligands. These compounds are made up of a central metal atom or ion that is bonded to a surrounding array of ions or molecules, known as ligands. The metal ion acts as a Lewis acid, while the ligands act as Lewis bases by donating a pair of electrons to the metal ion. Ligands can be classified as either monodentate, bidentate, or polydentate, depending on the number of donor atoms they contain. Monodentate ligands have a single donor atom, bidentate ligands have two donor atoms, and polydentate ligands have multiple donor atoms. The coordination number of a metal ion in a complex is determined by the number of bonds it forms with the ligands. The bond between the metal ion ...
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