Homework Help: Chem

Posted by Ginger on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 2:43pm.

Specify the number of unpaired electrons for each of the species shown below.

CuCl2- (linear)
Ni(NH36) 2+
NiCl4 2- (tetrahedral)
CoF6 3- (weak field)
Co(en)3 3+ (strong field) (en = "ethylene diamine")

Would it be:
1
2
2
3
3
??

Chem - DrBob222, Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 4:48pm
I think this is just too difficult to try to draw on these boards. Your best bet is to read in your book. You need to cover Lewis structures and complex ions.

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