ALMARIO, APPOLUZ D.

2B - BC COORDINATION COMPOUNDS – PROBLEM SET NOV. 25, 2021

1. Name the following complex ions:

𝐾2 𝑃𝑡𝐶𝑙6
𝑁𝑎3 [𝐹𝑒(𝐶𝑙)6 ]
[𝐶𝑟(𝑁𝐻3 )3 (𝐻2 𝑂)3 ]𝐶𝑙3
[𝐶𝑜(𝑒𝑛)3 ](𝑁𝑂3 )3

2. Given the name, write the formula of the complex:

• Sodium hexanitrocobaltate (III)

• Potassium hexacyanochromium (III)

• Ethylenediaminedithiocyanatocopper (II)
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2B - BC COORDINATION COMPOUNDS – PROBLEM SET NOV. 25, 2021

3. What is the concentration of NH3 needed to form a soluble complex with 0.001 M AgBr (Ksp = 5.0 x 10-
13
)? The dissociation constant of Ag(NH3 )2 + is 6.0 x 10-8.
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4. Zinc ion forms a 1:1 complex with a ligand called triethylenetetraamine. The formation constant for this
complex is 1012. Calculate the [Zn2+] in a 0.01 M solution of the complex.

5. The zinc contained in a 0.7555-g sample of foot powder was titrated with 21.27 mL 0.01645 M EDTA.
Find the percent Zn (MM=65.41) in the sample. 𝟑. 𝟎𝟐𝟗 %
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2B - BC COORDINATION COMPOUNDS – PROBLEM SET NOV. 25, 2021

6. Chromium (III) ion was complexed with EDTA and determined via back-titration. Given the following
data, compute for %CrCl3 (MM=158.35) in a 2.63 g sample. 𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝟏%

Conc. of EDTA titrant: 0.0103 M

Volume used: 5.00 mL

Conc. of Zn2+ back titrant: 0.0112 M

Volume used: 1.32 mL

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2B - BC COORDINATION COMPOUNDS – PROBLEM SET NOV. 25, 2021

7. Titration of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in a 50.00 mL sample of hard water required 23.65 mL of 0.01205 M EDTA. A
second 50.00 mL aliquot was made strongly basic with NaOH to precipitate Mg2+ as Mg(OH)2, filtered, and
titrated with 14.53 mL of same EDTA solution. Calculate the ff:

a. The total hardness of water sample = 𝟓𝟑𝟓. 𝟕 𝒑𝒑𝒎

b. Concentration in ppm CaCO3 in the sample = 𝟑𝟓𝟎. 𝟒 𝒑𝒑𝒎

c. Concentration in ppm MgCO3 in the sample = 𝟏𝟖𝟓. 𝟑 𝒑𝒑𝒎