Coordination Chemistry 4 Overview Getting Started Techniques Procedure FAQ Full Lab Manual Introduction & Goals Chemistry & Background Key Questions Prelab Problems Safety Procedure In Your Write-up Experiments Index ChemLab Home		Applet Links Kinetics plot Use this applet to plot concentration or absorbance vs. time to confirm the reaction rate law. Technique Links Analytical balance Pipet Volumetric flask Spectrometer: Analog Spectrometer: Digital Goals This week you will complete your study of the mechanism of ligand exchange between your complex, Co(NH3)5H2O, and the nitrite ion, NO2- The reaction will be followed colorimetrically and the rates of exchange and ligand isomerization will be measured. Key Questions Which linkage isomer forms first and which forms subsequently? How do you know? Why are pseudo-first order reaction conditions used? Why should one isomer be kinetically favored and the other thermodynamically favored? What clues can the mechanism provide for deciding which isomer is which? What clues can the bonding of each isomer provide?
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