Transisition Metals Flashcards
What colour ppt does Cu2+ form with hydroxide or nh3
Pale blue solution to blue ppt
What colour does fe 2+ when it reacts with a hydroxide or nh3
Pale green solution to green ppt
What colour does fe 3+ go when it reacts with hydroxide or nh3
Yellow solution to orange ppt
What colour does Mn go when it reacts with hydroxide or nh3
Pale pink solution to pink ppt
What colour does cr 3+ go when it reacts with hydroxide or nh3
Green solution to grey green ppt
What forms with [Cu(H2O)6]2+ and excess nh3
Reacts further from [Cu(OH)2(H2O)4] to [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]
Dark blue ppt
What happens when [cr(h2o)6]3+ reacts with excess NaOH
Forms [Cr(OH)6]3-
Dark green
What happens when [cr(h2o)6]3+ reacts with excess nh3
Forms [Cr(nh3)6]3+
Purple colour
Define transition element
D block element
Can form at least 1 stable ion
With an incomplete sub shell
What is the electron configuration of Cr
3d5 4s1
What is the electron configuration of Cu
3d10 4s1
Why isn’t sc a transition metal
Only forms 1 stable ion: Sc3+
But it has an empty d sub shell
Why isn’t Zn a transition metal
Only forms 1 stable ion: Zn2+
Looses both electrons from the 4s
So has a complete d sub shell
What does Cuso4 catalyse
Zn + acids
What does mno2 catalyse
Decomposition of h2o2
What does fe catalyse
The haver process
Why do transition elements make good catalysts
Change ox states easily by gaining or losing electrons from their d orbitals
So the transfer of electrons speeds up the rate of reaction
Good at adsorbing substances onto their surfaces to lower their activation energy
What is the risk of using transition metals as catalysts
They are toxic
Cu = liver and kidney damage
Mn = physiatric problems
Define complex ion
Metal ion surrounded by coordinately bonded ligands
What is a coordinate bond
When both electrons in a shared pair come from 1 atom
What is a ligand
Atom/ion/molecule that donates a pair of electrons to a central metal ion
What is the coordination number
The number of coordinate bonds attached to the central metal ion