Transition Metals

Question 1

Nearly all transition meltal groups 3-12

Answer 1

Are able to form more than one cation

Question 2

How do we name metals with more than one charge

Answer 2

Classical system
And stock system

Question 3

Classical system

Answer 3

The classical system is based on the Latin names for metals that form more than one ion example: iron (fe)=ferrum
,copper (cu)=cuprum,lead(pb)=plumbum

Question 4

Rlues classifly system

Answer 4

The “UM” ending is dropped, and the suffix:•“IC” is added to indicate the ion with the higher charge•“OUS” is added to indicate the ion with the lower charge

Question 5

Stock system

Answer 5

The stock system uses the English name of the elemen rather than the latin name.

If an metal can form more than one cation, the charge used in bonding is written in brackets as a Roman numeral after the name of the metal.