Transition metals

Transition metals

1. Malleable

   • Can be bent or hammered into shape

2. High melting points

   • With the exception of mercury

3. Good conductors of electricity and heat

4. Can form ions with different charges

   • For example, copper can form a +2 or +3 ion
     • This allows them to be used as catalysts
       • Iron in Haber process
       • Nickel in the manufacture of margarine

5. Less chemically reactive than alkali metals

6. Form coloured compounds

7. Found in the middle section of the periodic table

8. Examples

   • Copper
     • Often blue
   • Iron
     • Iron II is green
     • Iron III is brown
   • Titanium