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2.3 Transition Elements Flashcards

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What are d-block elements?

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Elements with their outer electrons in the d sub-shell

  • The highest energy sub-shell is a d sub-shell
  • Found between group 2 and group 3 in the periodic table
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Define a transition element

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A d-block element at forms an ion with an incomplete d sub-shell

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Which d-block elements aren’t transition elements?

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The first and last columns in the row - i.e. Scandium and zinc, since their d-orbitals are empty and full respectively

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How is the electron configuration for chromium and copper different and why is this?

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The 4s orbitals only contain 1 electron:

  • Chromium puts the “2nd” electron into the 3d orbital to make it half full, which creates a more stable molecule
  • Copper does the same, making the 3d orbital full
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Which electrons are lost first: 3d or 4s? Why?

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4s, since these have a higher energy once the electrons occupy the orbitals

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List some physical properties of transition metals

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  • Shiny in appearance
  • High densities
  • High melting points
  • High boiling points
  • When solid, exist as giant metallic lattices containing delocalised electrons, which move to conduct electricity
  • Form compounds in which the transition metal has different oxidation states, which form coloured solutions when dissolved in water
  • They all form 2+ ions
  • Their highest oxidation state is often found in a strong oxidising agent
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Why do transition elements form coloured aqueous compounds?

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  • When light passes through a solution containing transition metal ions, some of the wavelengths of visible light are absorbed
  • The colour that we observe is a mixture of the wavelengths of light that have not been absorbed
  • The colour is linked to the partially filled d-orbitals
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What are the 2 main ways in which transition metal catalysis can take place?

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  • They provide a surface on which a reaction can take place. Reactants are adsorbed onto the surface of the metal and held in place while a reaction occurs. After the reaction, the products are desorbed and the metal remains unchanged
  • They have the ability to change oxidation states by gaining or losing electrons. They then bind to reactants, forming intermediates as part of a chemical pathway with a lower activation energy
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Give examples of a chemical reaction that uses a transition metal compound as a catalyst

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  • The Haber process: makes ammonia, iron metal catalyst (increases R.o.R, lowers temp at which the reaction takes place)
  • Contact process: converts sulfur dioxide into sulfur trioxide, in the manufacture of sulfuric acid, vanadium(V) oxide catalyst
  • Hydrogenation of alkenes: nickel metal catalyst, used to lower the temp and pressure needed to carry out the reaction
  • Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide: manganese(IV) oxide (MnO2) catalyst, used to increase R.o.R
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What is a precipitation reaction?

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One in which soluble ions, in separate solutions, are mixed together to produce an insoluble compound (which settles out of solution as a solid)

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What happens when transition metal ions react with aqueous NaOH?

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They form coloured precipitates

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What is a complex ion?

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A transition metal ion bonded to 1 or more ligands by coordinate bonds (dative covalent bonds)

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What is a ligand?

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A molecule or ion that can donate a pair of electrons with the transition metal ion to form a coordinate bond

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What is the coordination number of a complex ion?

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The total number of coordinate bonds formed between a central metal ion and its ligands

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How do you work out the overall charge of a complex ion?

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Work out the sum of the individual charges of the transition metal ion and those of the ligands present in the complex

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What is a monodentate ligand?

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A ligand that donates just 1 pair of electrons to the central metal ion to form 1 coordinate bond

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What is the charge on the water ligand?

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None: it is a neutral ligand

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What is the charge on the ammonia ligand? (:NH3)

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None: it is a neutral ligand

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What is the charge on all ligands other than water or ammonia?

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-1

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What is the most common shape of a complex ion?

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The octahedral shape

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How many coordinate bonds do octahedral complexes have attached to the central ion? What bond angle do they have?

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6 (4 ligands in the same plane, 1 above the plane, 1 below the plane)
Bond angle = 90°

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When can cis-trans isomerism occur in complex ions?

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When they are an octahedral shape
- Contains 2 different ligands, 4 of one ligand and 2 of another
Or when they are in a square planar shape
- The (4) ligands are arranged at the corners of a square
- Must contain 2 different ligands

A cis isomer forms when the 2 same ligands are together
A trans isomer forms when the 2 same ligands are at opposite corners to each other

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What are bidentate ligands?

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A ligand that can donate 2 lone pairs of electrons to the central metal ion to form 2 coordinate bond

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What is the most common bidentate ligand?

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Ethane-1,2-diamine, NH2CH2CH2NH2

  • Each nitrogen atom donates its lone pair to the metal ion
  • Often shortened to ‘en’
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What shape complexes can bidentate ligands form?

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Octahedral

  • Each ligand forms 2 coordinate bonds to the central metal ion
  • There are 3 ligands, so there will be 6 coordinate bonds
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Can bidentate ligands show cis-trans isomerism?

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Yes: as long as they are an octahedral complex with 2 different ligands

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What is a hexadentate ligand?

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A ligand that has 6 lone pairs of electrons, each forming a coordinate bond to a metal ion in a complex ion

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What is an example of a hexadentate ligand?

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EDTA^4-

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What can EDTA^4- be used for?

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To bind metals ions

  • It decreases the concentration of metal ions in solutions by binding them into a complex
  • Can be used in detergents (binds to calcium and magnesium ions to reduce hardness in water)
  • In some foods (as a stabiliser to remove metal ions that might catalyse the oxidation of the product)
  • In medical applications (added to blood samples to prevent clotting, used to treat patients suffering from lead and mercury poisoning)
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What are the requirements for optical isomerism in complex ions?

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  • A complex with 3 molecules or ions of a bidentate ligand
  • A complex with 2 molecules or ions of a bidentate ligand and 2 molecules of ions of a monodentate ligand
  • A complex with 1 hexadentate ligand
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What is cis-platin?

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  • One of the most effective drugs against many forms of cancer
  • The cis-isomer of a platinum complex, [PtCl2(NH3)2]
  • It has a square planar shape
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How do they think cis-platin works?

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  • By binding to the DNA of fast-growing cancer cells
  • This alters the DNA in the cancerous cells
  • It is generally believed that the cells are prevented from reproducing by these changes to the DNA structure
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If chloride ions are present in a complex ion, what shape does it tend to make?

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A tetrahedral shape

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What is a ligand substitution reaction?

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A reaction in which one ligand in a complex ion is replaced by another ligand

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How does ligand substitution work?

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The ligand that will form the more stable complex ion becomes part of the complex ion

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In the reaction of aqueous copper(II) ions and ammonia, what is the colour change?

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From pale blue, to a pale blue precipitate, to dark blue

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What happens in the reaction of aqueous copper(II) ions and ammonia?

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  • 4 of the water ligands are replaced by 4 ammonia ligands
  • This produces [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]^2+
  • The copper-oxygen bonds are longer than the copper-nitrogen bonds, so the shape is strictly described as a distorted octahedral shape
  • A pale blue precipitate of copper(II) hydroxide forms after a small amount of NH3 is added
  • This dissolves once excess NH3 is added
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In the reaction of aqueous copper(II) ions and hydrochloric acid, what is the colour change?

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Pale blue (to green) to yellow

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What happens in the reaction of aqueous copper(II) ions and hydrochloric acid?

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  • The [Cu(H2O)6]^2+ complex ion has 6 ligands but the [CuCl4]^2- complex ion only has 4 ligands
  • This is because the chloride ligands are larger than the water ligands and have stronger repulsions, so fewer chloride ligands can fit around the central metal ion
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What happens in the reaction of aqueous cobalt(II) ions and HCl?

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The 6 water molecules in the complex ion are replaced by 4 chloride ions

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In the reaction of aqueous cobalt(II) ions and hydrochloric acid, what is the colour change?

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Pale pink to dark blue

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What is the stability constant?

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K(stab) = [products]/[reactants]

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What does a large value of K(stab) indicate?

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  • The complex ion is more stable

- The position of equilibrium lies to the right

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Which is more stable, iron(II) or iron (III)?

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Iron(III)
- When in the presence of air, or when in contact with another oxidising agent, iron(II) is readily oxidised to iron (III)

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How are redox titrations carried out?

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  • In a similar way to acid-base titrations
  • Involves the transfer of electrons from one species to another
  • An oxidising agent is titrated against a reducing agent
  • The end point can sometimes be identified without using an indicator
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Give an example of an oxidising agent that is self-indicating

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Potassium manganate(VII)
MnO4^- (purple) ---------> Mn^2+ (almost colourless)
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How can MnO4^- oxidise solutions containing iron(II) ions?

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  • The solution is acidified with sulfuric acid (HCl cannot be used because it reacts with MnO4^-)
  • Potassium manganate solution is in the burette and the iron(II) solution in the conical flask
  • As the manganate solution is added to the iron(II) solution, it is decolourised
  • The end point of the titration is when the excess MnO^4- ions are present (the first hint of a permanent pink colour in the solution in the conical flask)
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How can you calculate the concentration of Fe^2+ in a solution after carrying out a redox titration involving MnO4^- ions?

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  • Calculate the amount, in moles, of MnO4^- used in the titration (n = c x v)
  • Deduce the amount, in moles, of iron(II) in the solution that was titrated (ratio from equation)
  • Calculate the concentration, in mol dm^-3, of Fe^2+ in the solution (c = n/v)
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How can the concentration of iodine in a solution be determined?

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By titration with a solution of sodium thiosulfate of known concentration
This titration can be used to determine the concentration of a solution of an oxidising agent that reacts with iodide ions to produce iodine
- Iodide ions are added to the oxidising agent under investigation (a redox reaction takes place, producing iodine)
- The iodine is titrated against a sodium thiosulfate solution of known concentration
- From the results, the amount of iodine can be calculated and hence the concentration of the oxidising agent can be calculated

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What happens if a solution containing Cu^2+ ions is mixed with aqueous iodide ions, I^-?

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  • Iodide ions are oxidised to iodine
  • Copper(II) ions are reduced to copper(I) ions
  • This produces a light brown/yellow solution (due to the iodine) and a white precipitate of copper(I) iodide
  • This mixture is then titrated against sodium thiosulfate of known concentration
  • As the iodine reacts, the iodine colour gets paler during the titration
  • a When the colour is a pale straw, a small amount of starch is added to help with the identification of the end point
  • A blue/black colour forms
  • This disappears sharply at the end point because all the iodine has reacted

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