Transition Metals - Ligand Substitution Reactions|AQA A Level Chemistry Revision

This video is intended to be an ultimate guide and revision on EVERY transition metal complex ligand substitution reaction you need to know for the 3.2.5.2 Substitution reactions section of the 3.2.5 Transition metals topic for the AQA A-Level chemistry specification. The aim of this video is to help all of you revise and prepare for your paper 1 and 3 exams.
This video does not include the complex stability (chelate effect), shapes, bond angles, or isomers. You MUST learn this information too
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🔍 In this video, we cover:
00:00 - What you will learn (AQA specification)
02:14 - What are ligands and complexes?
04:55 - Monodentate ligands you need to know
06:43 - Coordination numbers
08:20 - H2O and NH3 substitution equations
18:37 - Cl- substitution equations
19:19 - explaining change in coordination number
20:53 - Cl- substitution equations continued
26:49 - Bidenentate ligands you need to know
29:05 - Bidentate ligand substitution equations
33:33 - Multidentate ligand equation (EDTA4-)
36:03 - Haem iron (II) complex and haemoglobin
37:50 - Practice questions (active recall)
📝 Resources 📖
- AQA specification:
filestore.aqa.org.uk/resource...
- AQA teaching document specifying that you no longer need to know Co2+: filestore.aqa.org.uk/resource...
📖 Huge shoutout to the resources used to make this video:
chemrevise.org
www.chemguide.co.uk/index.htm...
📚 Although this tutorial focuses on AQA, the concepts covered here are also applicable to other exam boards, such as OCR and Edexcel
AQA document specifying that you no longer need to know Co2+: filestore.aqa.org.uk/resource...

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  • @easymodeexams33
    @easymodeexams33 Жыл бұрын

    I found it ironic that at the end of practice question 3 I said "hopefully you guys got that right", and I got it wrong 🤣😭 fml.... please don't do what I did, make sure to add a 3 after (C2O4) in the complex formed [Fe(C2O4)3]4- !!!! I've already rendered this video three times and had issues with the recording so don't have the time or patience to fix it 😂 hopefully all good with u guys! 🙏♥

  • @J.246

    @J.246

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s okay! Everyone makes mistakes haha, we’re more than grateful for this, SO THANK YOUUU 🙏🙏

  • @Xlr8t

    @Xlr8t

    4 ай бұрын

    no worries bro

  • @exultant5728
    @exultant5728 Жыл бұрын

    If every teacher was as good as you the world would be a lot smarter😭

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks 😂😁

  • @pallavisrikanth
    @pallavisrikanth Жыл бұрын

    PLEASE MAKE MORE 'EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW' VIDEOS

  • @Davidkings280
    @Davidkings2808 ай бұрын

    I love the way you teach, very calm voice and knows what he's doing. This video was way better than what I was expecting. You just earned yourself a subscriber. Thank you.

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    5 ай бұрын

    thanks, that means a lot :)

  • @SG-kp2ef
    @SG-kp2ef Жыл бұрын

    you keep making vids right in time for when I need them..... love u

  • @peachtea532
    @peachtea532 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for this video!!

  • @Masowe.
    @Masowe. Жыл бұрын

    wow, how come i didn't get this for so long. Thank you

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    no problem :)

  • @aphrodite._xx
    @aphrodite._xx Жыл бұрын

    Legend I was struggling on what to remember from this topic thank you!

  • @nidaasghar5589
    @nidaasghar5589 Жыл бұрын

    please make more video they are very helpful !!!

  • @abubakrkhan1705
    @abubakrkhan1705 Жыл бұрын

    This guy is the goat man. Big thank u!

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    haha thanks man, no worries!

  • @user-jg3xg2sn2u
    @user-jg3xg2sn2uАй бұрын

    Brilliant video, thank you for linking your sources!! :DDD

  • @Alexandra-re1lt
    @Alexandra-re1lt Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are extremely helpful 🙏

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks :)

  • @aarijkhan8093
    @aarijkhan80937 ай бұрын

    Your actually the goat tysm, im resitting alevel chem this year as I wasnt happy with my grade in Aug 23 and you have been so much help so far! Please close to exam time season more vids would be appreicated!!!

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    5 ай бұрын

    sure man no worries. I retook all my year 12 exams and did year 12+13 exams in one year (did previous spec with 2 years of exams) so I've been there lol

  • @JewelChieng
    @JewelChiengАй бұрын

    youre a life saver you know

  • @malaikhudin3960
    @malaikhudin3960 Жыл бұрын

    i literally love you 😭😭. The way you explain every step is exactly what i needed, ive finally understand transition metals a day before exams after a million videos, i wish i found you earlier. p.s I had to stop halfway through the video to comment this.

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks for taking the time to comment, it means a lot :) I'm glad I was able to help, good luck!

  • @hannahrafique9537
    @hannahrafique9537 Жыл бұрын

    thank uu🐐

  • @a79899
    @a79899 Жыл бұрын

    can you do electrodes/electrochemistry please

  • @user-px3fm9kn8b
    @user-px3fm9kn8b Жыл бұрын

    finally understanding this the day before my exan 😳

  • @Tjolay
    @Tjolay Жыл бұрын

    This was exactly the video I needed thank you!!

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    no worries :)

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    @eyeshurrr Жыл бұрын

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  • @lolaaina2563
    @lolaaina2563 Жыл бұрын

    This was such a helpful video! Much better than all the other videos I've watched 😭you explained it so well and in detail of everything we need to know. Thanks so much, your a lifesaver !!!!! 😭🙏❤ Definitely watching all your other video for Chem paper 2, gonna need that for sure 😭

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful 😁 Good luck!

  • @nurarahman4753
    @nurarahman47534 ай бұрын

    You’re an underrated guy. Thank you so much for these videos.

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    4 ай бұрын

    Thnx 😊

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    @asalchegeni4926 Жыл бұрын

    This is God sent thank you so much for putting so much effort into these videos

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    no worries :)

  • @samuelo6083
    @samuelo60832 ай бұрын

    Thanks you so much.😭😭😭. I actually understand this topic now. I thought I was cooked for the exams

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    2 ай бұрын

    You've got this bro 💪 ez

  • @abaseennoor7700
    @abaseennoor7700 Жыл бұрын

    mate your videos are acctually amazing, i just wish I found your videos earlier than the night before my exam 🤣

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    😂 that sucks man,, I hope they helped u out and paper 3 went well :)

  • @DimuthuYapa
    @DimuthuYapa2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much , sir.

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    2 ай бұрын

    Happy to help :)

  • @malihaa3662
    @malihaa3662 Жыл бұрын

    Legend

  • @ashchauhan5214
    @ashchauhan5214 Жыл бұрын

    Great video 😎

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    thnx! good luck for tomorrow :)

  • @Life-vf4xx
    @Life-vf4xx Жыл бұрын

    Could you please do a video on nmr

  • @imtiazkhanabbasithinker
    @imtiazkhanabbasithinker2 ай бұрын

    Very explanative❤❤❤thnx a lot sir

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    2 ай бұрын

    Happy to help :)

  • @user-qb9ku1jz9p
    @user-qb9ku1jz9p Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It would be great if you went through paper 1 2021 or 2020 before the exam :)

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    I've done some 2020 and 2021 questions already on my channel :) but I won't have enough time to go through them all before the exam, soz :(

  • @batoolbx
    @batoolbx Жыл бұрын

    thank you sm

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    no worries :)

  • @kiranmanoj9627
    @kiranmanoj96273 ай бұрын

    are those the only colours you need to learn (besides the vanadium) for transition metals 3.2.5? The chloride ones? 25:07

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    2 ай бұрын

    check this resource out :) I used this anyways filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/chemistry/AQA-7405-REACTIONS-OF-METAL-IONS.PDF

  • @RingsideReels
    @RingsideReels Жыл бұрын

    Cheers, mate

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    no worries :)

  • @JAM-wn5uc
    @JAM-wn5uc Жыл бұрын

    can you do redox titrations please

  • @nicolapopa6906
    @nicolapopa6906Ай бұрын

    Your amazing

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Ай бұрын

    no you are :)

  • @crazyleprichaun860
    @crazyleprichaun860Ай бұрын

    can there be an incomplete substitution with bidentate ligands?

  • @peachtea532
    @peachtea532 Жыл бұрын

    do we need to know about Cr colours? thanks!

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    I actually spent a lot of time looking into this before the video and it's honestly hard to tell because AQA doesn't explicitly say you don't have to know it, but I am almost certain that you do not. In the 2009-2015 spec, it detailed specifically that you needed to know all of the complex colours, and you needed to know the ligand sub and aqueous ion reactions for Cu, Co, Fe and Cr - but Cr isn't mentioned in the new specification anywhere as far as I can tell. I hope that helps :) old spec if you're interested in difference:www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk/uploads/9/0/4/5/90457821/aqa-2420-w-sp-10.pdf

  • @ar-mo7xc
    @ar-mo7xcАй бұрын

    I wish i skipped school and watched your videos instead

  • @parisasafdari13
    @parisasafdari13 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video. I have a question: If a question asks why does Enthalpy change remain zero (for these types of reactions) is it because the same number of bonds were broken and formed for the metal complex?

  • @zaynabnoor7975

    @zaynabnoor7975

    Жыл бұрын

    im pretty sure thats right ....a question like that came up in one of the past papers I think it was the 2017 paper 1

  • @user-un6bi1yu1p
    @user-un6bi1yu1p2 ай бұрын

    for the complex ion formed in 32:50 do you have to add the charge in for the (C2O4) 2- ? in the [ ] ?

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Ай бұрын

    Nah, charges are accounted for outside the square brackets when its a complex

  • @mindurbusiness5507
    @mindurbusiness55072 ай бұрын

    Ur videos give me faith I might actually pass 😭🤞

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    2 ай бұрын

    I believe in you :) don't give up, not long to go!

  • @lauracampbell4498
    @lauracampbell4498Ай бұрын

    2nd time sitting my Chemistry Alevels, wish I saw this video last year

  • @lol.1296

    @lol.1296

    Ай бұрын

    aww what did you get first time around?

  • @sadmarcharicheese2041
    @sadmarcharicheese2041 Жыл бұрын

    You for the ETDA 4 - one? is there a change in coordination number?

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    nah, it goes from 6 coordinate bonds to 6 coordinate bonds. The number of ligands does not matter for coordination number, only the number of coordinate bonds.

  • @pranavbhatt8785
    @pranavbhatt87857 ай бұрын

    Could you suggest a good way to understand the contact process and those equations I am finding it hard to understand and memorise them

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    5 ай бұрын

    the contact process equations specifically?

  • @pranavbhatt8785

    @pranavbhatt8785

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @user-rj7mq3cd8t
    @user-rj7mq3cd8t Жыл бұрын

    wait so whats the stuff where you make stuff like [Cu(H2O)2(OH)4]

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Жыл бұрын

    That's reactions of aqueous metal ions, I have a video on that too

  • @rubiksworld2170
    @rubiksworld21704 ай бұрын

    Do you have any tips for memorising all the colours?

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    4 ай бұрын

    No specific tips tbh, other than using flash cards and blurting, and taking note of what you get incorrect often and why that might be. Hope that helps.

  • @rubiksworld2170

    @rubiksworld2170

    4 ай бұрын

    @@easymodeexams33 Thank you I’m doing that right now! It’s hard but I’ll get there 😅

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    4 ай бұрын

    @@rubiksworld2170 it is hard, good luck. Maybe pics of the colours as image on Anki/Quizlet along with the written answer might help

  • @aa-gn6zn
    @aa-gn6znАй бұрын

    Hi thank you for this video but wasn’t co2+ taken off the spec?

  • @aa-gn6zn

    @aa-gn6zn

    Ай бұрын

    Oh sorry I just got up to the part where you said we don’t need to know the colour changes for it but could they still use it in application questions?

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Ай бұрын

    @@aa-gn6zn the colour changes are off the spec, but not the equations etc. from AQA spec: Exchange of the ligands NH3 and H2O occurs without change of co-ordination number (eg Co2+ and Cu2+). Exchange of the ligand H2O by Cl- can involve a change of co-ordination number (eg Co2+, Cu2+ and Fe3+).

  • @danzaduke5822
    @danzaduke5822Ай бұрын

    i love you

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    Ай бұрын

    haha thanks :) good luck

  • @mariamkhan9698
    @mariamkhan96982 ай бұрын

    Is this all of transition metals?

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    2 ай бұрын

    nah there is quite a bit more, this is only ligand substitution. please check the spec :)

  • @Charisse_
    @Charisse_4 ай бұрын

    How comes with monodente complexes that have the Cl ligand you only put square brackets around the complex, and not normal brackets around the Cl ligand aswell for example [CuCl4]2- instead of [Cu(Cl)4]2- like it was with [Cu(H2O)6]2+

  • @easymodeexams33

    @easymodeexams33

    4 ай бұрын

    I believe it's because Cl- is an ion, but H2O is a molecule. It would be incorrect if you wrote H2O6, because that looks like 6 oxygen atoms instead of 6 water. Hope that makes sense.