Transition metal

Question 1

Define transition metal

Answer 1

A dblock element that can form from one stable ion with an incomplete d subshell

Question 2

What are the properties?

Answer 2

Good conductors, denser than other metals, high MP/BP, ability to change oxidation stars, catalysys, coloured ions

Question 3

What are the execptions?

Answer 3

Chromium - 3d5

Copper - 3d10

Question 4

Which aren’t transition metals?

Answer 4

Zn and Sc - stable ions have empty or complete d-sub shells

Question 5

Define complex ion

Answer 5

Metal ion co-ordinately bonded to one or more ligands

Question 6

Define ligand

Answer 6

Molecules that donate a pair of electron to a metal atom or ion to form a co-ordinate bond

Question 7

Define co-ordinate number

Answer 7

Total number of bonds

Question 8

Define bidentate ligand

Answer 8

Ligand donating 2 lone pairs of electron to metal ion

Question 9

What are the shapes?

Answer 9

Tetra,octa and square planar

Question 10

Haemoglobin

Answer 10

Contains Fe”+ with form 6bonds. 4 pairs come for nitrogen (haem), fifth nitrogen on protein and one water
water subbed for water
If CO is present, swaps water for CO (doesn’t rapidly swap) so no oxygen can bind