Synthesizing and Investigating Cobalt Complexes: UV-Vis and Structure-Property Relationships

Post-Lab Activity

Coordination number determines the geometry of a complex.

Coordination number

Possible Geometries

2

Linear
Bent
3
Trigonal planar
Trigonal pyramidal
T-shaped

4

Tetrahedral
Square planar

5

Square pyramidal
Trigonal bipyramidal

6

Octahedral
4. What are the geometries of all of the complexes you synthesized?
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