Transition Metals Flashcards
Def Transition metal
An element that forms 1 stable ion with a partially full d sub shell
Characteristics of transition metals
electricity, conductor of heat
Forms coloured solutions
Forms complex ions
Act as a catalyst
Varied oxidation states
Def complex ion
Central transition metal surrounded by ligands
What is iron used as a catalyst in?
Haber process
What is vanadium catalyst used in
Contact process
What is MnO2 catalyst used in
Decomposition of H2O2
Def of a ligand
An ion that has a lone pair and donates both E to the transition metal to form a dative covalent bond
Transition metal shape with 2 Ligands
Linear
Transition metal shape with 4 Ligands
Tetrahedral
Transition metal shape with 6 Ligands
Octahedral
Why are transition metals coloured
Light -> absorb -> d subshell spilts into ground and excited state -> reflects light
Equation to Calc DeltaE or landa
E=hv=hc/Landa
What reduces vanadium
Zinc
Half equation for MnO4- to Mn2+
MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e- -> Mn2+ + 4H2O
Def Heterogeneous Catalyst
A catalyst that has different states of reactants
Def Homogenous Catalyst
A catalyst that is in the same phase as the reactants
Haber process reaction
N2 + 3H2 -> 2NH3
What is the haber process catalyst poisoned by
Sulphur impurities
Two equations involved in contact process
SO2 + V2O5 -> SO3 + V2O4
V2O4 + 1/2O2 -> V2O5
Reaction between S2O8^2- and I- ions
S2O8^2- + 2I -> 2SO4^2- + I2
Cu aqua ion with OH- or NH3 turns the colour of?
Blue precipitate
Cu aqua ion with excess OH- turns the colour of?
Blue precipitate
Cu aqua ion with excess NH3 turns the colour of?
Deep blue solution