Transition metal reactions Flashcards
Reactions of inorganic compounds in aqueous solution
What is a lewis acid?
a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor
What is a lewis base?
a lewis base is an electron pair donor
Give an example of a lewis acid and lewis base reaction? Describe what happens between these two acid and bases?
- reaction of ammonia (NH3) and Boron Trifluoride (BF3)
- Ammonia donates a pair of electrons to the boron atom, forming a coordinate bond
- NH3 is acting as a lewis base, BF3 is acting as a lewis acid.
How is the hydronium ion formed?
What is acting as a lewis base and what is acting as a lewis acid?
- H2O + H+ —-> H3O+
- the water molecule is donating an electron pair to the hydrogen ion - lewis base
- The hydrogen ion is accepting a lone pair of electrons, so is acting as a lewis acid
How is Aluminium tetrachloride ion formed?
- Aluminium chloride can combine with A chloride ion to form AlCl4-
- AlCl3 + Cl- –> AlCl4-
- aluminium chloride is accepting an electron pair - lewis acid
- chloride ion is donating an electron pair - lewis base
What is formed, when transition metals dissolve in water?
when transition metals dissolve in water, the water molecules form coordinate bonds with the metal ions
- a metal aqua complex ions is formed (hexaaqua metal complex ion)
What is the charge on the ion?
the charge on the ion is either 2+ or 3+
Describe bonding in an hexaaqua metal complex ion?
- each water ligand donates a pair of electrons, therefore acts as a lewis base
- the mtal ion accepts the pair of electrons - acts as a lewis acid
What is a ligand?
All ligands are…?
A ligand is a water molecule or ion which donates a pair of electrons to a metal ion to form a coordinate bond
(All ligands are lewis bases - all have lone pair of electrons which they donate to a transition metal ion)
What is a complex?
a complex is a transition metal ion with several ligands coordinately bonded to it
What is the coordination number?
The coordination number of the coordinate bonds formed around a transition metal
(In this case hexaaqua metal ions have a coordination number of 6)
What is the shape of Hexaaqua metal complexes?
Octahedral shape
What is the charge on the complex ion the same as?
the charge ion the transition metal, as water molecules are neutral
(charge is either 2+ and 3+)
What are the Transition meta complexes that have a +2 charge?
- [Fe(H2O)6]2+
- [Cu(H2O)6]2+
- [Co(H2O)6]2+
What are the main transition metal ions which have a +3 charge?
-[Fe(H2O)6]3+
- [Al(H2O)6]3+
- [Cr(H2O)6]3+
Reactions of HexaAqua Metal complex ions
What are the four different examples of Metal ions that dissolve in water to form Hexaaqua Metal ion complexes (that we need to know)?
What is the colour of each solution?
- Copper (II) sulphate CuSO4 (aq) - Blue solution
- Iron (II) sulphate FeSO4 (aq) - pale green solution
- Iron (II) sulphate Fe(SO3)4 (aq) - Yellow solution
- Aluminium sulphate - Al2(SO4)3 (aq) - Colourless solution
What is the observation of each of these hexaaqua complexes with A few drops of NaOH and Excess NaOH (aq)?
- Copper (II) sulphate CuSO4 (aq) Few drops = Blue precipitate Excess = Blue precipitate (does not dissolve in excess)
- Iron (II) sulphate FeSO4 (aq) - Few drops = Green precipitate (turns brown on oxidation) Excess = Green precipitate (does not dissolve in excess)
- Iron (II) sulphate Fe(SO3)4 (aq) - Few drops = Brown precipitate Excess = Brown precipitate (does not dissolve in excess)
- Aluminium sulphate - Al2(SO4)3 (aq) - Few drops = white precipitate Excess = Colourless solution formed (dissolves in excess)
State the products and what occurs between the reaction between Hexaaqua metal ions with a few drops of Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)?
What is formed?
- All Hexa Aqua metal ions react with a few drops of NaOH
- They all form Metal hydroxide precipitate
Metal ions with a +2 charge form..?
[M(OH)2(H2O)4] (s) (+ 2H2O)
Metal ions with a +2 charge form..?
[M(OH)3(H2O)3] (S) (+ 3H20)
Write equations for the reactions of the following metal ion complexes with A FEW drops of SODIUM HYDROXIDE (NaOH):
1. [Cu(H2O)6]2+
2. [Fe(H2O)6]2+
3. [Fe(H2O)6]3+
4. [Al(H2O)6]3+
- [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + 2OH- —-> [Cu(OH)2(H2O)4] (s) + 2H2O (l)
- [Fe(H2O)6]2+ + 2OH- –> [Fe(OH)2(H2O)4] (S) + 2H2O (l)
- [Fe(H2O)6]3+ + 3OH- —–> [Fe(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 3H2O (l)
- [Al(H2O)6]3+ + 3OH- —-> [Al(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 3H2O (l)
Describe the reaction of metal ion solutions with excess of Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)?
What is formed?
- All metal (II) hydroxide precipitates do NOT dissolve in excess NaOH
- All Metal (III) hydroxides precipitates DO dissolve in Excess NaOH, except [Fe(OH)3(H2O)3
Write an equation to show how the reaction when Excess Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) is added to:
1. CuSO4 (aq)
2. FeSO4 (aq)
3. Fe2(SO3)4 (aq)
4. AlCl3 (aq)
- does not dissolve in exess NaOH, so forms only a metal (II) hydroxide precipitate [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + 2OH- —-> [Cu(OH)2(H2O)4] (s) + 2H2O (l)
- does not dissolve in exess NaOH, so forms only a metal (II) hydroxide precipitate [Fe(H2O)6]2+ + 2OH- –> [Fe(OH)2(H2O)4] (S) + 2H2O (l)
- Does not dissolve in excess NaOH, so forms only a metal (III) hydroxide precipitate [Fe(H2O)6]3+ + 3OH- —–> [Fe(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 3H2O (l)
- ([Al(H2O)6]3+ + 3OH- —-> [Al(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 3H2O (l)) - few drops of NaOH
- [Al(OH)3(H2O)3] formed dissolves in excess NaOH so forms [Al(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + oh- (aq) –> [Al(OH)4] (aq) + 3H2O (l)
Reactions With Ammonia NH3 (aq)
What is formed when ammonia is added to water?
Write a word equation to show this reaction?
an alkaline solution is formed
NH3 (g) + H2O (l) ⇌ NH4+ (aq) + OH- (aq)
Why is the results the same as when we add a few drops of NaOH and NH3?
Due to the presence of OH-, the results when a few drops of NH3 (aq) is added are the same as when a few drops of NaOH is added
- all form Metal hydroxide precipitates
What is the observation of each of the metal ion solutions with A few drops of NH3 and EXCESS NH3 (aq)?
- CuSO4 - few drops = forms a blue precipitate.
Excess = forms a deep blue solution, so dissolves in excess NaOH - FeSO4 - Few drops = forms a green precipitate.
Excess = green precipitate formed - does not dissolve in water - Fe(SO3)4 - Few drops = forms a brown precipitate.
Excess = brown precipitate - does not dissolve in excess Ammonia - Al2(SO4)3 - Few drops = white precipitate formed
Excess = White precipitate - does not dissolve in excess NH3
M2+ metal ions in dilute ammonium solution form..?
[M(OH)2(H2O)4] (s) (+ 2H2O) - same as NaOH
M3+ metal ions in dilute Ammonium solution form?
[M(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) ~(+ 3H2O) - same as NaOH
Write equations to the reactions of the following Metal ion solutions with A few drops of Ammonia (dilute ammonia):
1. FeSO4
2. Fe2(SO4)3
3. Al2(SO4)3
- [Fe(H2O)6]2+ (aq) + 2NH3 (aq) —-> [Fe(OH)2(H2O)4] (S) + 2NH4+ (aq)
- [Fe(H2O)6]3+ (aq) + 3NH3 (aq) —–> [Fe(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 3NH4+ (aq)
3.[Al(H2O)6]3+ (aq) + 3NH3 (aq) —-> [Al(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 3NH3 (aq)
(All of these reaction do not dissolve in excess NH3)
Which of the following reactions above oxidises to form a different colour precipitate? Write an equation to show this?
Reaction 1 - The green precipitate can oxidise to a brown precipitate
4[Fe(OH)2(H2O)4] (s) + O2 (g) —> 4[Fe(OH)3(H2O)3] (s) + 2H2O (l)
Why doesn’t NH3 cause further Hydrolysis when added in excess?
- As NH3 is only a weak base it does not cause further hydrolysis when added in excess
- Instead Ammine complexes are formed, with NH3 ligands being substituted for water molecules in the complex ion.
Which of the metal ion solutions forms a ammine complex ion in ammonia solution?
Cu2+ - CuSO4
Via what type of reaction, does Cu2+ form Ammine complex ions?
Via partial Ligand substitution
Write out equations to show the reaction of Copper (II) sulphate with Few drops of Ammonia, what acts as a Bronstead Lowry base and what acts as a Bronstead Lowry acid
- [Cu(H2O)6]2+ (aq) + 2NH3 (aq) ⇌ [Cu(H2O)4 (OH)2] (s) + 2NH4+ (aq)
- [Cu(H2O)6]2+ acts as a Bronstead Lowry acid
- 2NH3 acts as a Bronstead Lowry base
Write out equations to show the reaction of Copper (II) sulphate with Excess Ammonia, what acts as a Lewis base and what acts as a Lewis acid
- [Cu(H2O)4(OH)2] (s) + 4NH3 (aq) —> [Cu(H2O)2(NH3)4]2+ (aq) + 2H2O (l) + 2OH- (aq)
- [Cu(H2O)4(OH)2] (s) acts as a lewis acid by accepting a pair of electrons
- 4NH3 acts as a lewis base
Why is this reaction considered Partial Ligand substitution?
Partial ligand substitution as only 4 out of 6 water molecules are replaced by NH3
What is the overall equation for the reaction of CuSO4 (copper (II) sulphate) with Ammonia solution?
[Cu(H2O)6]2+ (aq) + 4NH3 (aq) ⇌ [Cu(H2O)2(NH3)4]2+ (aq) + 4H2O (l)