2 Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Fifth Edition 2010 © W H Freeman and Company, All Rights Reserved
Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry FIFTH EDITION Geoff Rayner-Canham Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Memorial University Tina Overton University of Hull
Student Solutions Manual for DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 6th edition Correlation Guide from 5th edition Solutions Manual Chapter 1 Exercises
PDF document for free
- PDF document for free
![[PDF] Student Solutions Manual for DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC](https://pdfprof.com/EN_PDFV2/Docs/PDF_7/75271_7Student_Solutions_Manual_Correlation_Guide.pdf.jpg "[PDF] Student Solutions Manual for DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC")
75271_7Student_Solutions_Manual_Correlation_Guide.pdf
Student Solutions Manual for
DESCRIPTIVE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 6
th edition
Correlation Guide from 5
th edition Solutions Manual
Chapter1
Exercises
1.19[Xe]4f
7
1.21was1.19
1.23was1.21
1.25was1.23
1.27Heliumisassignedasamemberofthealkalineearthmetalswheninfactitisanoblegas.
Orbitalfillingbeginswiththealkalimetalsso,fromthatperspective,thearrangementis unhelpful.
1.29Ofcourse,onecanarguethatorbitalsarehumanconstructsonly!Thisquestionisagood
topicfordebate,buttheseauthorsveertowardstheviewthatanorbitalactuallyexistsonly when itispopulated.Emptyorbitalsonlypotentiallyexist.
Chapter3
Exercises
3.25Figure3.32notfigure3.46
3.37Figure3.24notfigure3.42
3.37Figure3.25notfigure3.43
3.41[New]WeneedtolookupvaluesofAllredͲRochowelectronegativitiesoftheelements,
calculatetheaverageanddifferenceandseewherethevaluesareplottedonthebond triangle.(a) EN(Co)=1.70,EN(Zn)=1.66,averageEN=1.68,differenceinEN=0.04.The valuesfallinthemetallic/covalentregion.(b)EN(B)=1.83,EN(F)=4.43,average
EN=3.13,
differenceinEN=2.60.Thevaluesfallinthecovalentregion.
Beyondthebasics
Eachquestionnumbershouldbe+2.
Chapter5
Exercises
5.29was5.35
5.31was5.37
5.33was5.39
5.35was5.41
5.37was5.43
5.39[shouldreadzirconiumions]Zr3+
Chapter7
Beyondthebasics
7.58Figure7.4shouldbe7.5.
Chapter15
Exercises
15.42Page421not402Ͳ403
Chapter18
Exercises
18.21Page517notpage496
Chapter19
Exercises
19.19Table19.3notTable19.4
19.21ThemixedmetaloxideNiFe2O4willadopttheinversespinelstructure,(Fe3+)t(Ni2+,Fe3+)oO4
astheFe
3+ionhasazeroCFSE,hencetheoptimumsituationenergeticallyisfortheNi2+
iontooccupytheoctahedralsiteswith oct ratherthanthetetrahedralsiteswith 4 / 9 oct.
19.23SixnitrogenͲdonoratomswillgiveastrongerfield(largersplitting)thanfournitrogenͲandtwo
oxygenͲdonoratoms.Thegreatersplittingfortheformerisenoughtoovercomethepairing energy.
Beyondthebasics
19.25ThelargecationwilltendtostabilizethelargerpentachloroͲcomplex.In
addition,thecation andanionchargeswillmatch,enablingtheformationofasimplealternatinganionͲcation latticesuchasthesodiumchloridelattice.Thenamewillbehexaamminecobalt(III) pentachlorocuprate(II).
19.27Ifthenickelcomplexisparamagnetic,thenithastetrahedralstereochemistryandonlythe
oneform.Thediamagneticpalladium analogwouldbesquareͲplanarandhavetwo geometricisomers - cisandtrans.
19.29Thediiodoaurate(II)ionshouldbethemoststableasitinvolvesasoftacid/softbase
combination.
19.31Theseligandswillcomplexanytracetoxicmetalionsthatleachfromthecanwalls.Asfirmly
complexedions,their toxicitywillbesubstantiallydiminished.Thecomplexedionswillbe excretedratherthanabsorbed.
19.33Initsnormaloxidationstateof+1,silverhasacompleted
10 configuration;thusitisactingasa maingroupmetal.Onlyinitsrarehigheroxidationstatesof+2and+3doesithavelessthan afilleddͲset.For"normal"chemistryitisprobablymoreusefultoconsidersilverasamain groupmetal.
19.35[New]
Pt Cl Cl ClCl NH 3 Pt Cl Cl H 3 NCl PPh 3 Pt Cl Cl H 3 NPPh3 PPh 3 Pt Cl Cl Ph 3 PCl NH 3 Pt Cl NH 3 Ph 3 PCl
19.37was19.35
Chapter20
Exercises
20.29Pages601Ͳ602not572Ͳ573
Inorganic Chemistry Documents PDF, PPT , Doc