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Redox and electrode potentials and transition metals Flashcards

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1
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Define redox

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A reaction in which both reduction and oxidation take place.

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Define oxidation

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The loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation number.

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Define reduction

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The gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation number.

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what is an oxidising agent?

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The oxidising agent:

1) takes electrons away from the atom that is oxidised
2) contains the atom that is reduced

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what is a reducing agent?

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a reducing agent:

1) adds electrons to the atom that is reduced
2) is itself oxidised

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how can redox reactions be written from oxidation numbers?

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increase in oxidation number = decrease in oxidation number for another atom

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Why is there no clear colour change at the end point of a Vanadium and Potassium Manganate titration?

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KMnO(4) is purple/pink

V2+ is violet

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What property does the voltmeter have in a cell?

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High resistance

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Which way does the current flow in the cell?

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Negative electrode to the positive electrode

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How do the ions flow between cells?

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ions flow across the Salt bridge

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What is the salt bridge generally made of?

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Potassium nitrate (KNO3)
Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3)

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What is the electrode made of in a standard hydrogen cell?

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Platinum

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What is in the half cell of Fe3+ and Fe2+?

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Inert Pt electrode and Equimolar Fe2+ and Fe3+ (1 mol dm^-3)

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When two half cells are connected, which is oxidised and which is reduced?

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More reactive metal is oxidised

Less reactive metal is reduced

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Define standard electrode potential

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The emf of a half cell compared with a standard hydrogen half cell, measured at 298K with solution concentrations of 1 mol/dm^3 and a gas pressure of 100kPa.

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16
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What is the electrode potential of a hydrogen half cell?

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0.00V

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What is the electrode potential of the cell?

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Electrode potential of the positive terminal minus the electrode potential of the negative terminal

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How do we know if a cell is feasible?

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If the electrode potential of the cell is positive, the reaction is feasible.

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what’s the Eo of a cell equation?

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Eo cell = Eo (positive electrode) - Eo (negative electrode)

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what are metal/metal ion half cells?

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the half cell is a metal rod dipped in a solution of its metal ion

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what is an ion/ion half cell?

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An ion/ion half cell is a solution containing ions of the same element in different oxidation states

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what is electrode potential?

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electrode potential, E, is the tendency for electrons to be gained and for reduction to take place in a half cell

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how do you measure a standard electrode potential?

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To measure electrode potential, the half cell is connected to a standard hydrogen potential.

1) the electrodes are connected by a wire to allow a controlled flow of electrons through a voltmeter
2) The two solutions are connected by a salt bridge
3) The salt bridge contains ions

24
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what does the more negative the Eo value mean?

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The more negative the Eo value

1) it’s more likely to lose electrons and undergo oxidation
2) the less the tendency to gain electrons and undergo reduction

25
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What are the two special cases in the d-block in terms of electron configuration?

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1) Chromium: 3d5 4s1 instead of 3d4 4s2. Half filled subshell
2) Copper: 3d10 4s1 instead of 3d9 4s2. Full subshell

26
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Why do these special cases exist in the d block electron configurations?

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A half filled and a fully filled d sub shell gives greater stability to these atoms.

27
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What are transition elements?

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D-block elements that form at least one ion with a partially filled d-orbital.

28
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Which d-block elements are excluded from being transition elements?

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Scandium and zinc. scandium forms a sc 3+ ion and zinc forms a Zn 2+ ion.

the zinc is empty and scandium is scant.

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What are the properties of the transition elements?

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1) transition elements form compounds with different oxidation states.
2) Form coloured compounds
3) Elements and compounds can act as catalysts

30
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what are the colours of the various ions of iron?

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iron 2+ - pale green

iron 3+ - yellow

31
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What colours are the various ions of Chromium (Cr) ? what are the colours?

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chromium/cr 3+ is green

chromium/cr 6+ is yellow / orange

32
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What colours are the various ions of Copper?

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Cu 2+ is blue

Cu + and Cu 3+ is colourless

33
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What colour is potassium dichromate(VI)?

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K2Cr2O7 is Orange

34
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What colour is cobalt(II) chloride?

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cobalt(II) chloride is Pink-purple

35
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What colour is nickel(II) sulfate (NiSO₄) ?

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NiSO₄ is Green

36
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What colour is hydrated copper(II) sulfate?

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Blue

37
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What is the catalyst used in the Haber process?

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an iron catalyst is used in the haber proccess.

N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) = 2NH3 (g)

38
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What is the catalyst used in the production of sulfur trioxide for the manufacture of sulfuric acid?

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Vanadium(V) oxide
V2O5

2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) = 2SO3

39
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What is the catalyst used in hydrogenation?

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Nickel

40
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What is the catalyst used in the reaction of zinc metal with acids?

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Cu 2+ ions are used as a catalyst in the reaction of zinc metal with acids : Zn (s) + H2SO4 = ZnSO4 (aq) + H2 (g)

41
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What is the catalyst used in catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide?

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Manganese(IV) oxide
MnO2

2H202 (aq) = 2H2O (l) + O2

42
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Define what a complex ion is

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A complex ion is formed when ligands bond to a central transition metal ion.

43
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Define coordination number

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The number of coordinate bonds attached to the central metal ion.

44
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Define what a ligand is

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A molecule or ion that can donates a pair of electrons to the central transition metal ion to form a coordinate bond or dative covalent bond.

45
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What is meant by a monodentate ligand?

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A ligand that is able to donate one (hence mono) pair of electrons to a central metal ion.

46
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Give 5 examples of common monodentate ligands and their charges

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Water, Ammonia, Cyanide, Chorine, Hydroxide

47
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what is a bidentate ligand?

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A bidentate (bi = two) ligand donates two pairs of electrons to the central metal ion

48
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Define denticity

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The number of separate sites in a molecule or ion that can donate an electron pair to a transition metal ion.

49
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What shape is created from a complex ion having a coordination number of 6?

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an Octahedral shape is formed when it has a coordination number of six.

50
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What shapes can be created from a complex ion having a coordination number of 4?

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when there is a coordination number if 4 the shape is:
Tetrahedral
OR
Square planar

51
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When is a square planar shape formed in a complex ion?

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When the transition metal in the complex ion has eight d-electrons in the highest energy d-sub-shell. e.g platinum (II) and palladium (II)

52
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What is stereoisomerism?

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Same structural formula but a different arrangement of the atoms in space.

53
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What are the two types of stereoisomerism?

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Cis-trans isomerism

Optical isomerism

54
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when does cis-trans isomerism exist in monodente square planar complexes? what is the general formula?

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cis and trans isomers exist in square planar complexes with:

1) two molecules/ions of one monodentate ligand, X
2) two molecules/ions of another monodentate ligand Y

the general formula is [MX2Y2]n (n=charge)

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Chemistry OCR A (13 decks)

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