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lagster11
22.04.2020 • 
Chemistry

(BONUS QUESTION) In the copper complexes investigated, the water and ammonia molecules act as Lewis bases (electron pair donors); they provide both of the electrons that form the covalent bonds between the Cu2+ ion and each ligand. Which ligand (H2O or NH3) is the stronger Lewis base? Explain your answer in terms of your answers for questions 3a and 3b. (hint: the poorer an oxidizing agent a species is, the harder it it to reduce that species. Hint #2: the copper complexes are reduced by gaining an electron.)

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