Chapter 24 Flashcards
Where are the D-Block elements located?
Between group 2 and group 13. Across the periodic table from scandium to zinc.
Which subshell has the highest energy?
The 3d subshell has the highest energy and electrons are added to just 3d orbitals.
Give me the properties of the d-block elements?
As they are all metallic:
They have a high melting point, boiling point, shiny and can conduct heat and electricity.
What happens when forming an atom?
The 4S orbital field before the 3D orbitals
Why is chromium and copper different?
As chromium has a half filled d5 sub shell and copper has a fully filled d10 subshell which gives additional stability of chromium and copper atoms.
What is the electron configuration for chromium and copper?
Cr - 3d5 4s1
Cu - 3d10 4s1
What happens when forming an ion?
The 4S orbital empties before the 3D orbitals
What is a D-Block element?
It is an element where the highest energy electrons are in the D orbitals. Scandium (3d1 4s2) through to zinc (3d10 4s2) are all the block elements.
What are transition metals?
They are defined d-block elements that form at least one ion with a partially filled the sub shell.
Which metals don’t fit the definition of a transition metal?
Scandium and zinc
Why does Scandium not fit the definition?
- It only forms Sc 3+ ions
- Sc 3+ is [Ar]
- The d-subshell is empty (no electrons in the subshell)
Why does Zinc not fit the definition?
- It only forms Zn 2+ ions
- Zn 2+ is [Ar] 3d10
- The d-subshell is completely full
What are the properties of transition metals?
- They form compounds in which the transition element has different oxidation states.
- They form coloured compounds.
- The elements and their compounds can act as catalysts.
Explain the variable oxidation state?
Transition elements form compounds with more than one oxidation state e.g iron forms two chlorides: iron (II) Chloride, FeCl2 and iron (III) chloride, FeCl3
What does the oxidation state number increase and decrease ?
Across the series to manganese and then decreases.
Which oxidation state is very common?
+2 as it coordinates with the loss of the 4s electrons
What are the solid compounds dissolved in to produce coloured solutions?
water
What does the colour of the solution link to?
The partially filled the orbitals of the transition metal ion this colour varies with different oxidation states
What colour is potassium dichromate?
Bright orange
What colour is cobalt chloride?
Blue
What colour is nickel (III) sulphate
Green
What colour is hydrated copper (II) sulphate?
Blue
What colour is iron (II)?
Pale green
What colour is iron (III)
Yellow
What colour is Cr (III)
Green
What colour is Cr (VI)
Yellow or orange
What is a catalyst?
It is a substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing permanent change it provides an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy.
What is a heterogeneous catalyst?
A catalyst with a different physical state to the reactants
Give an example of a heterogeneous catalyst?
The hydrogenation of vegetable fats in the manufacture of margarine uses nickel as its catalyst
Give the steps of heterogeneous catalysis?
- Adsorption - reactant molecules form weak bonds to the catalyst surface
- Bonds break in the reactants
- Bonds in the products form
- Products desorbs from the catalyst surface
What is a homogeneous catalyst?
A catalyst with the same physical state as the reactants.
Give an example of a homogeneous catalyst?
S2O8 2- + 2I- –> 2SO4 2- + I2 is catalysed by Fe 2+ or Fe 3+
- 2Fe 3+ + S2O8 2- –> 2Fe 3+ + 2SO4 2-
- 2Fe 3+ + 2I- –> 2Fe 2+ + I2
these combine to give the overall equation
What is a complex ion?
A complex ion if formed when one or more molecules or negative ions bond to a central metal ion. These molecules or negative ions are known as ligands. The overall charge can be +, - or neutral.
What is a ligand?
A molecule or ion which donates a pair of electrons to a central metal ion to form a coordinate bond/dative covalent bond (both electrons for the shared pair are provided by the same atom)
What does the coordination number indicate?
The number of coordinate bonds attached to the central metal ion. The shape of a complex ion depends on its coordination number.
What is the most common coordination number?
Six and four
What is the complex ion when copper sulphate forms a blue solution when dissolved in water?
[Cu (H2O)6] 2+
Ligand = H2O
Coordination number = 6
Bond angle = 90 degrees
What shape do six coordinate complexes have?
Octahedral shape
How is a complex ion represented?
In its formula the complex ion is enclosed by square brackets with the overall charge shown outside the brackets. The overall charge of the complex ion is the sum of the charges on the central metal metal iron and any ligands present.
Why are square brackets used?
To group all the parts of the complex ions together
How is the ligand shown?
Inside round brackets, the number of ligands are shown outside the round brackets.
How is [Cr(H2O)6 ] 3+ formed?
When CrCl3 . 6H2O is dissolved in water. Cr 3+ is the central metal ion and water is the ligand donating a lone pair of electrons from the oxygen to the central metal ion to form a coordinate bond. The coordination number is 6 as there are 6 coordinate bonds around the central metal ion.
What are monodentate ligands?
A ligand which donates one pair of electrons to the central atom.
What charge a does a water ligand have?
neutral
What charge a does a ammonia ligand have?
neutral
What charge a does a chloride ligand have?
-1
What charge a does a cyanide ligand have?
-1
What charge does a hydroxide ligand have?
-1
What are biodentate ligands?
A biodentate ligand donatse two pairs of electrons from different atoms to the central metal atom forming 2 coordinate bonds.