Hi,
I recall from Ochem that it withdraws electrons...
In the passage, it states the strength on the basis of electron donating abilities of a ligand:
It lists it in this order:
C
N- > NO2- > NH3 > H2O > OH- > F- > Cl- > Br- > I-
"A ligand can be described as all of the following EXcept: answer is oxidizing agent, D is the best answer. A ligand is a species that donates electron density to the central metal. This means that the ligand can be classified as an electron pair donor, which defines a Lewis base. Choice A can be eliminated. Alternative names for a ligand are chelating agent and complexing agent. This is trivia that you may recall from your previous chemistry classes. This eliminates choices B and C. The ligand cannot be an oxidizing agent, because it is donating electrons; and oxidizing agents get reduced, which means that oxidizing agents accept rather than donate electrons. The best answer is D. "
I recall from Ochem that it withdraws electrons...
In the passage, it states the strength on the basis of electron donating abilities of a ligand:
It lists it in this order:
C
"A ligand can be described as all of the following EXcept: answer is oxidizing agent, D is the best answer. A ligand is a species that donates electron density to the central metal. This means that the ligand can be classified as an electron pair donor, which defines a Lewis base. Choice A can be eliminated. Alternative names for a ligand are chelating agent and complexing agent. This is trivia that you may recall from your previous chemistry classes. This eliminates choices B and C. The ligand cannot be an oxidizing agent, because it is donating electrons; and oxidizing agents get reduced, which means that oxidizing agents accept rather than donate electrons. The best answer is D. "
