Transition Metals Flashcards
What are the 4 main features of a transition metal?
Formation of complexes
Formation of coloured ions
Variable oxidation states
Catalytic activity
What makes a metal a transition metal?
Which atoms/ions are not transition metals?
Why?
What is responsible for transition metal properties?
Incomplete d(or f) sub-shell in the atom or ion Zn,Cu and Sc Zen has complete d shell in atom and ion Cu2+ and Sc3+ have complete d shell D sub shell
How do complex ions form?
What does variable oxidation states allow transition metal ions to do?
When a central metal ion is coordinately bonded to ions or other molecules which are known as ligands
Allows them to take part in many redox reactions
What is a complex formation?
What is a ligand?
What is a coordination number?
Central metal ion surrounded by ligands
Any atom,ion or molecules that can donate a pair of electrons to a metal ion
Number of atoms/coordinate bonds directly bonded to the central metal ion
Ligand What is Unidentate Bidentate Multidentate?
1 coordinate bond by donating 1 lone pair
2 coordinate bonds by donating 2 lone pairs
More than 2 coordinate bonds by donating more than 2 lone pairs
Shapes of complexes
What’s are the 4 types?
What are the angles respectively?
What are examples respectively?
What is Diamine silver (I) complex used for?
What is cis-platin used for? What is a problem with this?
Ocathedral,tetrahedral,square planar,linear
90,109.5,90,180
H2O,Cl,cud-platin,NH3
Tokens reagent to distinguish between aldehyde and ketone
Treat cancer by forming bonds with bases preventing them from unwinding and replicating. Also affects healthy cells
Formation of coloured ions
What are coloured ions used to do?
What causes a colour change?
Distinguish between transition metals
Change in: oxidation state,ligands,coordination number
What is the colour of [Fe(H2O)6]2+? What is the colour of [Fe(H2O)6]3+? How does 2+ turn to 3+? What's an equation to show this? What is oxidation represented by?
Green Pale violet(yellow) Oxidation standing in air by O2 [Fe(H2O)6]2+ --> [Fe(H2O)6]3+ + e- [o]
What is the colour of [Cu(H2O)6]2+?
What is the colour of [CuCl4]2-?
Why are there less Cl around than water?
Blue
Yellow green
Cl is bigger than H2O
What is the colour of [Cr(H2O)6]3+?
What is the colour of NH3?
Red/violet
Purple
What causes a transition metal complex to be coloured?
Light energy is absorbed which causes an electron in d orbital to be excited
Electron moves to a higher energy level
Colour not absorbed/reflected is seen
What is the equation for energy?
What do the symbols stand for?
E=hv
E-energy h-plan is constant v-frequency
What are the properties of a metal?(5)
Strong Hard Shiny Conductors High mpt and bpt
How does the coordinate bond form?
Overlap of orbital containing lone pair with vacant orbital
Unidentate
What are common unidentate ligands?
H2O, NH3, Cl-, OH-,CN-