Transition Metals Flashcards
Explain why complexes formed from transition metal ions are coloured.
M1 absorb (some) wavelengths/frequencies/colours/energies of (visible) light
M2 to promote/excite electrons in d-orbitals
Allow d-subshell / d-energy level / d-electrons
Reterence to a can appear anywhere in the answer
М3 remaining/complementary wavelengths/frequencies/colours/energies of (visible) light reflected/transmitted (to give colour seen)
(c) Describe how a calibration graph is produced and used to find the concentration of the iron(III) complex.
M1 measure absorbance for (a range of known concentrations
Insist on description of taking measurements
M2 plot graph absorbance v concentration
Allow concentration v absorbance
M3 read value of concentration for the measured absorbance from this
Solid sodium chloride reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid.
Give an equation for this reaction.
State the role of the sulfuric acid in this reaction.
NaCI + H2SO4 -> NaHSO4 + HCI
Allow 2 NaCI + H2SO4 -> Na2SO4 + 2 HCI
Proton donor
Allow (Bronsted-Lowry) acid
Fumes of sulfur dioxide are formed when sodium bromide reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid.
For this reaction
give an equation give one other observation state the role of the sulfuric acid.
Suggest two ways that the student could reduce the percentage uncertainty in the measurement of the volume of sodium thiosulfate solution, using the same apparatus as this experiment.
Use more of the alloy
Use a lower concentration of the thiosulfate solution/lower mass of
Massoos to make solution
Copper(I) iodide is a white solid.
Explain why copper(I) iodide is white
Full (3)d (sub)shell or (3)d10
No (d-d) transitions possible/ cannot absorb visible/white light
Platinum acts as a heterogeneous catalyst in the reaction between ammonia and oxygen. It provides an alternative reaction route with a lower activation energy.
Describe the stages of this alternative route.
Reactants) adsorbed onto the (platinum surface) / (platinum) provides a surface active sites
Reaction (on the surface) or bond breaking(weakening) / bond making
occurs on he surace
Desorption (of the product) or wtte
(d) Heating NH VO produces vanadium(V) oxide, water and one other product.
Give an equation for the reaction.
(d) 2 NH4VO3 -> V205 + H20 + 2NH3
A) COVALENT
Explain why colorimetry cannot be used to determine the concentration of solutions containing [CuCl2]-
In your answer refer to the electron configuration of the metal ion.
(f) (3)d10 or has full (3)d (sub) shell/orbital
Penalise incorrect principal quantum number
It is colourless/cannot absorb (frequencies of) visible light
Multidentate in terms of EDTA meaning
Ligand in terms of EDTA meaning
Multidentate - EDTA can form many / six dative bonds with central cation.
Ligand - lone pair (on N or O of EDTA) can form dative bond with copper(Il) ions.