

What is a ligand? What is a complex ion? Coordination number chemistry? What is a dative covalent bond? How are complexes named? What is the Latin name of copper? All this and more covered in this comprehensive lesson with questions and answers! This is a Year 13 A level lesson for Edexcel International Unit 5 – WCH15, but it can also be used for all UK exam boards. All the slides in this lesson are fully animated and include answers to every mini plenary question and exam question.
Slide 1 - Title and 5-minute starter. The starter is a grid of four questions entitled ‘last week, last lesson, today’s learning and future learning’. Use this generic slide for all your lessons by simply changing the questions and the answers each time.
Slide 2 - Lesson objectives (see thumbnail image)
Slide 3 – use this slide to teach students the meanings of the following terms: complex, complex ion, and ligand. There is also a recap question on dative covalent bonding, to refresh the students’ memories
Slide 4 – example diagram of complexes
Slide 5 – important points on drawing complexes in 3D
Slide 6 – explanation of what coordination number is
Slide 7 - learning pit stop questions to test students’ understanding so far. Answers animate on the screen when you click
Slide 8 – a table with common examples of ligands, their formulae, charges and names
Slides 9 – 10 are hidden and should be printed for your students so that they do not have to copy the table from the board
Slide 11 – this slide introduces students to the IUPAC naming system for complexes
Slide 12 – more examples of naming complexes
Slide 13 - learning pit stop questions to test students’ understanding so far. Answers animate on the screen when you click
Slides 14 – 17: exam questions with mark scheme answers included with this resource
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