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Transition Metals Flashcards

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What is a transition metal?

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Metals that contain an incomplete d sub shell in at least one of their ions

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Where are transition metals found?

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In the ‘d block’ (middle, group 3)

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Why are Sc and Zn technically NOT transition metals, despite being found in the d block?

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They have no or complete d shells
Sc 3+ = [Ar] Zn 2+ = [Ar] 3d10

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What is a ligand?

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An atom or ion which donates a lone pair to form a co-ordinate bond to metal

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What is a complex?

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A metal ion with ligands co-ordinately bonded to it

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What is the co-ordination number?

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The number of co-ordinate bonds from ligands to the metal ion in the complex

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What is a bidentate ligand?

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A ligand which forms two co-ordinate bonds. Two different lone pairs on the molecule donate two electron pairs

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Give 2 examples of a monodentate ligand

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H2O: :OH- :NH3 :CN- :Cl

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When can optical isomerism occur in complex molecules?

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Can occur when bidentate ligands are attached to an octahedral complex

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Give an example of a multidentate ligand

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EDTA 4-, haem, [Pt(NH3)2Cl2] (cisplatin), [Ag(NH3)2]+

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Why is EDTA 4- such an effective ligand, and what is its structure?

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It has 6 lone pairs, and so can form 6 co-ordinate bonds with a metal ion

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[Cu(H2O)6]2+ is added with an unknown substance. The solution turns from light blue to dark blue. What was the unknown substance?

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Ammonia

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Ammonia is added to [Cu(H2O)6]2+. What are the products formed?

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[Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+ + 4H2O

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Concentrated HCl is added to [Cu(H2O)6]2+. What are the products formed?

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[CuCl4]2- + 6H2O

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Ammonia is added to [Cu(H2O)6]2+. What is the colour change observed?

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Light blue to dark blue

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Concentrated HCl is added to [Cu(H2O)6]2+. What is the colour change observed?

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Light blue to yellow

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Concentrated HCl is added to [Cu(H2O)6]2+. The solution should turn yellow, but it looks more green. Why?

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Because it’s going from blue to yellow

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Ammonia is added to [Co(H2O)6]2+. What are the products formed?

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[Co(NH3)6]2+ + 6H2O

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Ammonia is added to [Co(H2O)6]2+. What is the colour change observed?

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Pink to pale brown

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Concentrated HCl is added to [Co(H2O)6]2+. What is the colour change observed?

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Pink to dark blue

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Concentrated HCl is added to [Co(H2O)6]2+. What are the products formed?

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[CoCl4]2- + 6H2O

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Why is the colour change so dramatic when concentrated HCl is added to [Co(H2O)6]2+?

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The colour change is dramatic because the co-ordination number also changes (Cl is big so can’t fit round octahedral)

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What is the chelate effect and why is it feasible (refer to delta G)?

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The substitution of monodentate ligands (eg H2O) by multidentate ligands. This happens as entropy change is positive, /\H is roughly zero and therefore /\G is negative, meaning the reaction is feasible.

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What is a use of a chelate?

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It is useful in dealing with heavy metal poisoning, as it ‘cages’ up and so limits the poisoning effects

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What is the equation to work out the energy change, using Plank’s constant and lamda?

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Energy = hv where h = Plank’s constant and lamda = the speed of light/wavelength

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What are the factors that affect the size of energy gap?

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The metal, the oxidation state, the ligands, the co-ordination number

27
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Why are some substances able to give different colours/observations?

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They have a variable oxidation state

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KMnO4 is titrated against acidified Fe2+. What colour change is observed?

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Colourless to pink

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KMnO4 is used in a redox titration against acidified Fe2+. After all the acid has been used up, the colour change observed is brown/dark red rather than pink. What has happened?

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There was not enough acid to full oxidise the MnO4-
Instead MnO2 formed

30
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What colour is MnO4-?

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Purple

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A student is choosing an acid to acidify Fe2+ for a redox titration. The options are dilute H2SO4, conc H2SO4 and dilute HCl. Which acid should she choose? Give reasons why the others are unsuitable.

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Should choose dilute H2SO4
Conc H2SO4 is an oxidising agent, but there is already an oxidising agent present
Dilute HCl - Cl could be oxidised (Cl2 gas), so the titration would larger and thus inaccurate.

32
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The complex ion formed in aqueous solution between cobalt (II) ions and chloride ions is a different colour from the [Co(H2O)6]2+ ion. Explain why these complexes have different colours

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Ligands are different and so cause different d orbital splitting. This means different amounts of energy are required to promote electron to the next energy level and so different frequencies of light are absorbed. Therefore different wavelengths/colours of light are transmitted

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Fill the blanks. Heterogenous catalysts reactions often involve a ____ catalyst and _____ reactants.

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solid catalyst and gaseous reactants

34
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Describe alternate pathway a heterogenous catalyst provides

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Reactants adsorbed onto the surface (active sites)
- weakens bonds
- brings molecules closer
- more favourable orientation
Reaction occurs
Products desorbed

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What is the issue if a catalyst bonds too strongly to a reactant?

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It will never let go - both the catalyst and reactant will be unable to take part in the reaction

36
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What is the issue if a catalyst bonds too weakly to a reactant?

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If it bonds too weakly, it will not have the desired affects.

37
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What is the contact process and which catalyst does it involve?

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A way of producing SO3 from SO2, and then producing sulfuric acid
Involves a vanadium (V) oxide catalyst

38
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Give two half equations to show the contact process

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SO2 + V2O5 –> V2O4 + SO3
V2O4 + 1/2 O2 –> V2O5

39
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What is catalyst poisoning?

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When the catalyst is covered by a substance which blocks the active sites, thus making it ineffective

40
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Fill in the blank. Homogenous catalysts are mostly involved in reactions in a _____ with a catalyst in a _______

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Solution for both

41
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What is an autocatalyst?

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A catalyst that is also one of the products of the reaction being catalysed.

42
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Give a half equation showing the reduction of manganate

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MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e- –> Mn2+ + 4H2O

43
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Give two half equations to show the reaction of iodide ions and S2O8 2- to form iodine and sulphate ions with Fe 2+ as the homogenous catalyst

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S2O8 2- + 2Fe 2+ –> 2SO4 2- + 2Fe 3+
2I- + 2Fe 3+ –> I2 + 2Fe 2+

44
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Give 2 half equations to show the reaction of MnO4- with C2O4 2- which is an example of an autocatalysis reaction

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1) 2MnO4- + 16H+ + 8Mn2+ –> 10Mn3+ + 8H2O
2) 5C2O4 2- + 10Mn3+ –> 10CO2 + 10Mn2+

45
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Give the formula of cisplatin

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[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]

46
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How many lone pairs are there on EDTA 4-?

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6

47
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Give the formula of ethanedioate

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C2O4 2-

48
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Give the formula of 1,2-diaminoethane

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AKA en
H2N-CH2-CH2-NH2

49
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What is a hint as to whether a complex ion is a square planar or tetrahedral?

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Most complex ions are tetrahedral in shape, but complex ions containing Nickel, Palladium or Platinum tend to be square planar.

50
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Give an example of a process involving a heterogeneous catalyst

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Contact Process, which is where V2O5 acts as a heterogeneous catalyst to allow the reactants to adsorb onto it and react.

51
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Give an example of a process involving a homogeneous catalyst

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The reaction between iodide and peroxydisulfate. This is where Fe2+ acts a catalyst to allow the two negatively charged molecules to be able to react with each other.

52
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How does carbon monoxide poisoning arise?

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This comes from the haemoglobin forming a stable and permanent bond with CO, meaning its useless, as opposed to H2O, O2 and CO2, which will form unstable bonds with haemoglobin.

53
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What is the chemical equation for the conversion of SO2 into SO3 and the regeneration of the catalyst vanadium(V) in the contact process?

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1) SO2 (g) + V2O5 (s) -> SO3 (g) + V2O4 (s) oxdiation state of Vanadium - 5+ to 4+
2) V2O4 (s) + 1/2O2 (g) -> V2O5 (s) oxidation state of Vanadium - 4+ to 5+

54
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What is the chemical equation for the conversion of SO3 into H2SO4 in the contact process?

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1) SO3 (g) + H2SO4 (l) -> H2S2O7 (s)
2) H2S2O7 (l) +H2O (l) -> 2H2SO4 (l)

55
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State 3 ways in which a transition metal complex can be changed to alter its colour

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  1. change ligand
  2. change oxidation state of transition metal
  3. change coordination number

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