Coordination Chemistry Quiz

What is a simple salt formed by?

• Neutralization of an acid by a base

• Evaporation of solutions

• Mixing of two solutions

• Crystallization of salts

What are the two types of molecular or addition compounds?

• Double salts and coordination compounds

• Simple salts and complex ions

• Neutral and anionic complexes

• Cationic and neutral complexes

What happens when double salts are dissolved in water?

• They form a precipitate

• They dissociate into ions

• They remain intact

• They evaporate

What is a complex ion?

• An electrically charged ion with a central metal atom

• A neutral molecule

• A simple salt

• An anionic complex

What is the charge on the complex ion K4[Fe(CN)6]?

• 4-

• 2+

• 0

• 6-

What do ligands do in a complex?

• Donate a pair of electrons

• Accept electrons

• Form simple salts

• Evaporate in solution