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Dotransitionelements formcomplexco-ordinatecompounds ?

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Solution :(i)Transitionelementhave atendencyto formcoordinationcompoundswitha speciesthat has anabilityto donatean electronpair toforma CO- ordinatecovalentbond.
(ii)Transitionmetallonsare smallhighlychargedadn theyhavevacantlow energyorbitalstoacceptan electronpairdonatedby othergroups. Due totheseproperties transitionmetalsformlargenumber of complexes.
(iii)Examples `[FE (CN)_(6)]^(4-) , [ Co (NH_(3))_(6)] ^(3+) . etc`


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