colour of Cu 3+ ions
green/blue
colour of Cr2O7
orange
colour of Cu 2+ in solution
blue
colour of NO2 gas
brown
fluorine gas colour
yellow
chlorine gas colour
green
bromine liquid colour
orange
iodine solid colour
grey
iodine gas colour
purple
ligand
an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex ( bonding with the metal generally involves donation of one or more of the ligand’s electron pairs)