BRAINCAKEProperties of Transition Metals
Transition elements have
- Relatively high densities compared to group 1 to group 3 metals
- High melting and boiling points
- form complex ions
- form coloured ions
- good catalysts
- can have variable oxidation states
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Key terms in this lesson
- ligand
- An atom, ion or molecule that donates a pair of electrons to form a co-ordinate bond with a central metal ion.
More in Transition Metals
- Transition Metals
- Complex Ions
- Shapes of complex ions
- Isomerism
- Formation of Coloured Ions
- Spectroscopy
- Ligand Substitution Reactions
- Vanadium
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