Inorganic Nomenclature: Naming Coordination Compounds
I do not like to take a large amount of time in class to cover nomenclature of any kind, though I want students to know the names of common ligands and the basic ideas of how coordination complexes are named. Since it is a systematic topic I assign this guided inquiry worksheet. I guess I think about it like learning rules for a new board game, sometimes you just have to play and learn as you go. This assignment is meant to establish teh basica rules for naming by guiding students through what the needs are in naming, then it allows them to identify the convetions from a list of structur