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Transition Element
An element that has an incomplete d sub-shell in one of its common atoms or ions.
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Complex Ion
A metal ion with coordinately bonded ligands.
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Coordination Number
Number of coordinate bonds from ligands to the metal ion.
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Ligand
A particle with a lone pair of electrons that bonds to transition metals by a coordinate bond.
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Monodentate Ligand
Ligands which form 1 coordinate bond to a metal ion.
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Bidentate Ligand
Ligands which form 2 coordinate bonds to a metal ion.
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Multidentate Ligand
Ligands which form more than 2 coordinate bonds to a metal ion.
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Ligand Substitution
A reaction in which one ligand is replaced by another ligand.
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A metal ion with coordinately bonded ligands.

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Complex Ion

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Number of coordinate bonds from ligands to the metal ion.

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A particle with a lone pair of electrons that bonds to transition metals by a coordinate bond.

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Ligands which form 1 coordinate bond to a metal ion.

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