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Define the following :

(a) Ambidentate ligands

(b) Spectro chemical series

(c) Heteroleptic complexes

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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(a) Ambidentate Ligand :

Ambidentate ligand is a unidentate ligand containing more than one coordinating atoms. Eg:  NO_2^-

(b) Spectrochemical series :

Spectrochemical series is a list of ligands arranged in order of their field strength i.e in increasing order of their crystal field splitting energy.

(c) Heteroceptic complexes : 

Heteroceptic complexes are those in which metal atom is linked to more than one type of ligand. Eg : [Co(NH_3)_4Cl_2]^+ 

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