The Importance of Models in Understanding Ligands

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Chemistry of Art > 5. Complexes > The Importance of Models in Understanding Ligands >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Discuss the importance of models in developing an understanding of the nature of ligands and chelated ligands, using specific examples[/cs_text][cs_text]Advantages:

  • It is impossible to witness what occurs on a micro level when ligands and chelated ligands bond in complexes
  • These explain the structure and bonding in a visually easy to understand way
    • Which helps build understanding about the chemical interactions that occur with these substances

Disadvantages:

  • Not all electrons are shown
  • Transitional orbitals not represented
  • The rate of reactions or what initiates them is not specified
  • Electrons are represeted as stagnant
  • Energy changes as electrons form complex are not displayed

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