Free interactive chemistry · SIM-COORD-004

Complex builder and nomenclature

Put ligands on a metal ion: see the complex in 3D, its charge, geometry and IUPAC name.

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How to use this simulation

Choose “Builder”, then a metal ion.
Use + and − to add ligands (mono-, bi- or hexadentate).
Read the formula, charge, coordination number and name.
Switch to “Werner” to see which chlorides precipitate with AgNO₃.

What to notice

Bidentate ligands (en, ox) take two positions each.
Only ions outside the square brackets precipitate or conduct.

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Build [Co(NH₃)₅Cl]Cl₂. How many moles of AgCl precipitate per mole?

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