... Properties and Electron Configuration of Transition Metals • the properties of the transition metals are similar to each other and very different to the properties of the main group metals ... ligands bonded to the metal coordination number • coordination number range from to 12, with the most common being and CoCl3⋅6H2O = [Co(H2O)6]Cl3 Chemistry, Julia Burdge, 2nd e., McGraw Hill Coordination ... Hill Common Metals found in Anionic Complex Ions Chemistry, Julia Burdge, 2nd e., McGraw Hill 19 Naming Coordination Compounds 1) List ligand names in alphabetical order name each ligand alphabetically,...