Liam O'Gorman
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Joined: 14 May 2008
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 Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:13 am Post subject: hydrated copper ions |
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Historically copper ions (2+) were reported as tetrahydrated ( 4 water molecules in a square planar arrangement around the central copper ion). Later it has been shown to be hexahydrated (an octahedral arrangement of water molecules). However, when ammonia is used as a ligand, the product is described as 4 ammonia molecules and two water molecules. My question is - does this mean there are two isomeric forms of this complex ion - one in which the water molecules share a side of the octahedron and one where they dont? If so do they have different absorption spectra, enthalpy changes etc.? Would love to know
if you like you can reply to log77@xtra.co.nz
or logorman@cullinane.school.nz
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