Questions tagged [transition-metals]
For questions about the characteristic physical properties, chemical reactions, etc. of d-block elements, group 3-12, or their compounds. Do not use this tag if your questions is about general properties of metals, use [metal] instead. Also see [rare-earth-elements].
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Isolating barium(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) from aqueous solution [on hold]
Q15 Each metallic ion was separated from an aqueous solution containing $\ce{Ba^2+},$ $\ce{Cu^2+},$ and $\ce{Zn^2+}$ by the procedure shown in the following figure. From ①–⑥ in the table below choose ...
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Conditions for the reduction of dichromate by manganese(II) to chromium(III) [on hold]
The unbalanced redox reaction
$$\ce{Mn^2+ + Cr2O7^2- -> Mn^3+ + Cr^3+}$$
occurs in what type of condition?
(a) Acidic
(b) Basic
(c) Neutral
(d) Indeterminable
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Why does the displacement reaction of zinc in copper(II) sulfate solution result in dark metallic copper?
It is commonly known that when zinc metal is placed in a solution of copper(II) sulfate, a displacement reaction occurs, and elemental copper is deposited onto the decomposing zinc metal. A practical ...
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Does exposure to cadmium that is coating on metal parts cause health issues? [closed]
Currently, I am working with some metal parts that are coated with cadmium. Example of some parts:
Notice the yellow coated parts, that is cadmium. I often touch them and observe them in near ...
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Filling orbitals of Germanium [closed]
I've been asked to find the configuration of some elements. Here's what I found from my side (they are obviously in their fundamental state):
-Ge(32) = $1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^{10} 4p^2$
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Can concentrated sulfuric acid oxidize iron(II) to iron(III)?
Can concentrated (18 M) $\ce{H2SO4}$ oxidize $\ce{Fe^2+}$ to $\ce{Fe^3+}?$ Or does it actually block the oxidation? I read in some forum somewhere that in order to prevent $\ce{Fe^2+}$ from being ...
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Cupric and cuprous copper [duplicate]
Copper has two chlorides: $\ce{CuCl2}$ and $\ce{CuCl}.$
Copper reacts directly with chlorine to form a copper(II) chloride. Why doesn't it form copper(I) chloride? Is it because $\ce{CuCl2}$ is more ...
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How to know dichromate is being reduced from Cr⁶⁺ to Cr³⁺?
When potassium dichromate is being used as an oxidising agent, it gets reduced from chromium(VI) to chromium(III). Is there any way to know that or calculate that other than being familiar with ...
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What is the hybridization of chromium in chromate and dichromate ions?
I was recently reading about the transition metals and some important compounds of them. I came across a rather interesting diagram in my book... a tetrahedral structure for the chromate ion. The only ...
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CO-vibration in metal carbonyl
I'm struggling to understand the trend of $\ce{CO}$-vibration in isoelectronic metal carbonyls.
$$
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Is Scandium considered a transition metal?
I have seen so many conflicting answers to this question in various places so I wanted to ask it again.
IUPAC defines a transition metal as:
"an element whose atom has a partially filled d sub-...
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Synthesis of potassium trioxalatocobaltate(III) trihydrate
I've synthesized the compound potassium trioxalatocobaltate(III) trihydrate and for it I have two reaction equations. One of them is:
$$\ce{CoCO3 + 3K2C2O4.2H2O -> K2[Co(C2O4)3] + 2CO2}$$
and the ...
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What is the oxidation state of Mn in HMn(CO)5?
What is the oxidation state of $\ce{Mn}$ in $\ce{HMn(CO)5}$? If $\ce{H}$ has an oxidation state of $+1$, then $\ce{Mn}$ should have oxidation state of $-1$, which I'm not sure is possible.
On the ...
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Explain why can't zinc be plated out from a Zn(II) solution using standard reduction potentials
I am currently learning about electrochemistry using Zumdahl's Chemistry [1, pp. 709–710]. One of the critical thinking questions is
Why can $\ce{Zn}$ not be plated out from an aqueous solution of $...
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Nature of the bonding in hexaaquaaluminium complex
$\ce {[Al(H2O)6]^3+}$ is a well-known complex ion formed by the $\ce {Al^3+}$. I have always had the understanding that only the aqua complexes of transition metal ions, such as $\ce {[Fe(H2O)6]^3+}$, ...
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Why decanted solution should be colorless when determining formula of unknown chloride?
I was following the guide “Stoichiometric Determination:
Empirical Formula of Copper Chloride”.
Under the Procedure section the following reaction is given:
Producing solid $\ce{Cu}$ from a $\ce{Cu(...
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Factors that influence the electrical conductivity of metals
The electrical conductivity of metals is a physical property of these materials. Much of the theory used to explain the electrical conductivity of metals is also based on physics understanding. ...
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Does tantalum and tungsten really not form amalgams?
User @Poutnik has recently answered two questions(here and here) in which he/she quoted this statement from Wikipedia:
Almost all metals can form amalgams with mercury, the notable
exceptions ...
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Molar conductivity of transition metal complexes solutions [closed]
Which of the following has the highest molar conductivity?
(A) Diaminedichloroplatinum(I)
(B) Tetraamminedichlorocobalt(III) chloride
(C) Potassium hexacyanoferrate(II)
(D) Hexaaquochromium(...
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Oxidation of Hexaaquachrom (II) with air
I had the reaction:
$$\ce{Cr(H2O)6^3+ -> Cr(H2O)6^2+}$$
using $\ce{Zn}$ as a reducing agent.
the colour turning from green to blue and I know that with contact with air the solution becomes ...
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Colour of metal complexes with the same type and number of ligands
Crystal Field Theory says that because of d-orbital splitting caused by different ligands we have 2 different energy levels for d-orbitals.
It also says that transition metals are coloured because ...
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Products of the reaction between chromium(III) chloride, zinc and sulfuric acid
The aim of my experiment was to make a Cr(II) aquacomplex in situ, and for that I have the reaction:
$$\ce{CrCl3·6H2O + Zn}$$
and I add concentrated sulfuric acid to it. I know that chromium(III) ...
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What chemical reaction could be used to make copper pennies a vibrant red?
I’m an artist working on a piece using pennies to illustrate my drawing and I need my pennies to be red in a certain portion. I’m trying not to use paint and was wondering if there was a way to make ...
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Reaction of coloured metal complexes with water and sulfuric acid [closed]
Reaction of coloured metal complexes with water and sulfuric acid
I recently started researching the coloured compounds made from transition metals focusing on one with oxidation state II, so Mn,Fe,...
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Mixing cobalt(III) hydroxide and thallium(III) hydroxide
A simple question on solutions is driving me crazy. At this point, I think the textbook's wrong. Here's the question:
A saturated solution of cobalt(III) hydroxide $(K_\mathrm{sp} = \pu{1.6e-44})$ ...
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Definition of early vs. late transition metal
Is there an accepted definition of an early or late transition metal? I think the late transition metals start at Group 8 (including Fe), but others have said Fe is not a late transition metal. I'm ...
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Why is Ni[(PPh₃)₂Cl₂] tetrahedral?
Since PPh₃ is strong field ligand and, the famous Wilkinson's catalyst, which also possess this ligand is square planar, then what makes the above complex tetrahedral?
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Why are palladium and platinum carbonyls unstable at room temperature?
By palladium and platinum carbonyls, I mean the mononuclear, homoleptic, charge-neutral, binary carbonyl complexes of the form $\ce{M(CO)_n}$ and not any heteroleptic complexes like $\ce{Pd(CO)(PPh3)3}...
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Reference for electronegativities of different metal oxidation states
A long time ago I was researching the effect of the self regulatory response in Fe and Co. I found that my results made sense based on the idea of the electronegativity of the ions considered. I found ...
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Why do tetrahedral organic molecules show stereo-isomerism, but not tetrahedral transition metal complexes?
Both types of molecules show different arrangements of the molecule in space, so they should qualify for optical isomerism right?
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Why do some ions form tetrahedral complexes more readily than others? [closed]
Why does Co$^{2+}$ readily form tetrahedral complexes such as [CoCl$_4$]$^{2-}$, whereas Fe$^{2+}$ usually forms octahedral complexes?
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Only d orbital electrons for spin only magnetic moment
During my chemistry lessons and self studies, I have come upon many instances where I observed that during calculations of spin only magnetic moment of transition elements only the d orbital electrons ...
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Why is the reason for color different in these two cases? [closed]
I have read in a book (NCERT India) about flame color for salts of alkali metal and color of transition metal complexes.
In the first case, it says that during excitation of electrons to higher ...
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Why does copper jewelry & wire smell bad - even when I'm not wearing it?
I make jewelry by weaving a frame from copper wire for a gemstone, then making copper coils or spirals, etc for further decoration. Even 'on the roll', the copper wire smells bad - and the smell ...
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Why do heavier d block elements are more stable in higher oxidation states than lighter d block elements? [duplicate]
I read that it is because it is easier to ionise the elements as the electrons involved are those of d orbitals which have same degeneracy. First of all, i found it very vague. Secondly, what about ...
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Reactivity of Ni Vs. Pd - available oxidation states
I'm hoping someone can help me tighten up my understanding of the origins of the differences between Ni and Pd catalysis.
I understand that Ni has higher charge density and this is the reason for it'...
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Metal complexes and bonding of ligands
I am currently learning about transition metal complexes, however I keep seeing complexes like $\ce{[Al(H2O)6}]^{3+}$ but aluminium isn't a transition metal. Is this a case that any metal can form a ...
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Colour change when excess ammonia added to [Cu(H2O)6]2+
Since ammonia is a stronger ligand than $\ce{H2O}$ shouldn't the colour of the new solution $\ce{[Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]}$ be lighter as the energy gap will be higher and so light with higher frequency and ...
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How to determine the greatest d orbital splitting?
This question comes specifically from an IB Chemistry HL Paper 1 in May 2018 TZ1, namely question 8.
Which complex has the greatest d orbital splitting?
It gives 4 Complexes $\ce{[Fe(H_2O)_6]^{2+}}$,...
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Metal catalysts used in C-H bond functionalisation [closed]
Why are the late transition metals used for C-H bond activation/functionalisation? What atomic properties of the late TM make them attractive for coordinating C-H sigma bonds?
Thanks.
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How to convert soluble colorless [HgI₄]²⁻ back to insoluble red HgI₂? [closed]
When a solution contains $\ce{Hg^2+}$ and $\ce{I-}$, depend on the concentration ratio of $\ce{Hg^2+}$ and $\ce{I-}$, the following reactions can happen:
$$\ce{Hg^2+ + 2 I- ⟶ \underset{insoluble red ...
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ML6 Type Coordinate Complexes - Drawing a Molecular Energy Orbital Diagram
In class we recently discussed how to draw out molecular orbital energy diagrams for compounds such as NH3 (ammonia). Building upon this, we touched on how to construct a molecular energy diagram for ...
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Qualitative analysis of iron(III) salt
Why will $\ce{Fe^3+}$ give brown ring test?
In my textbook it was given that ferric ion gives brown ring too. I am confused, if ferric ion is already present, then what will reduce nitrate ion to ...
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Why do the f-block elements ( inner transition metals) have an oxidation number of +3? [closed]
The f-block valence electrons understandably include the outermost two from 6s. But why do the f-block elements have an oxidation number of +3, pulling an electron from an inner shell, not even a d-...
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Aqueous copper and how it reacts with NH3
I have learnt that you can test whether an unknown metal is copper by doing a simple test tube reaction. The reaction involves adding aqueous $\ce{NH3}$ to the test tube which contains the copper.
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Is Fe(OH)2 soluble in alkalis?
I have just started inorganic chemistry in school and I have just learnt about metal aqua ions and how they react in water. I learnt that $\ce{[Fe(H2O)6]^2+}$ reacts in water by losing a $\ce{H+}$ ...
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How is traditional thermite powder stored such that it doesn’t corrode?
I watched some guy talk about redox reactions. Then he was going to do the good old thermite demonstration. He just had a bottle of thermite mixture. I’m wondering, why didn’t it have a chance to ...
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Why are the Covalent Radii of Ruthenium and Osmium So Similar?
Osmium and Ruthenium have covalent radii 144 and 146 respectively (according to Wikipedia).
How are these values so similar when Osmium has 32 more electrons, with another filled p, s, and f orbital ...
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Copper Mirror Reaction
I would like to create a copper mirror on a plate of sandblasted glass.
I know that a reaction exists:
$$\ce{CuSO4 + N2H2 -> Cu + N2 + H2SO4}$$
I know that such a plate of copper is very weak. ...
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What are Technetium's physical stress characteristics?
I've looked at periodic and data tables from several sources, but none give mechanical / engineering property data on Technetium. Why is this?
