Transition metals

Transition metals

1. Electron configuration

2. A transition element

   • A d-block element that forms an ion with an incomplete sub-shell

3. Properties

   • Physical
   • Variable oxidation states
   • Coloured compounds

4. Catalysts

   • Haber process
   • Contact process
   • Hydrogenation of alkenes
   • Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide
   • Why do transition metals make good catalysts?

5. Precipitation reactions

   • Cu 2+
   • Fe 2+
   • Co 2+
   • Fe 2+

6. Complex Ions

   • Ligands
     • Bidentate
     • Hexadentate
       • EDTA 4-
     • Ligand substitution
       • Copper(II) + ammonia
       • Copper(II) + hydrochloric acid
       • Copper(II) + sodium carbonate
       • Cobalt(II) + conc. hydrochloric acid
     • Monodentate
     • Haemoglobin
     • Stability constant
   • Coordination number

7. Isomers

   • Stereoisomerism
   • Cis
   • Trans
   • Cis platin
   • Optical

8. Redox titrations

   • MnO 4- + Fe 2+
   • S2O3 2- + I2