Inorganic Chemistry Answers

(a) Give a brief account of the platinum complexes that are useful in cancer therapy.

(b) Provide reaction pathways to show how to prepare all the isomers of

[PtCl(CN)(Ph)(PMe3)] from [PtCl4]2-

.

(c) How would you apply 13CNMR and infrared spectra to identify these isomers?

Suppose you needed to have 500.0 Kg of gold, use five (5) of the words from the word bank above to explain how you would make sure that you were able to produce the required amount. Note, you should not be doing any calculations, explain what you would need to do.

to prepare a buffer solution with a ph of 5.10 please calculate how many ml of naoh solution be added to 500ml of HAC solution? (hac=4.75)

A sample of helium saturated with water vapour exerts a total pressure of 103.17 kPa. If the pressure of the helium is 99.39 kPa, what is the temperature?

Using molecular orbital theory, determine the electronic structure of the first

excited electronic state of N2. What differences are expected in the properties of

the excited state of N2 compared with the same properties of the ground state?

Magic numbers are associated with protons and neutrons in a nucleus. State the

magic numbers for protons and neutrons, and give two evidences to support the

existence of these magic numbers

What is the maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in each of the following?

i) n = 3

iii) a 4d subshell

iv) a 2p orbital

iv) n = 3, l = 0, ml = 0, and ms = - ½

Deduce the group that is obtained by adding or deleting the indicated symmetry operation from each of the following groups.

a. C3 + i

b. C3v + i

c. C5v + σh

d. D. S6 – i

e. Td+ i

f. C3 + S6

Determine the overall cell potential for a system in which the following equation represent s the net reaction :Zno(s)+Fe 2+ = Zn 3+ Feo(s)

Calculate the valance electron concentration per metal atom in each of the following structures with a general formula M3(CO)12; (eq = equatorial CO; ax = axial CO group); indicate the electron contribution from each group.