BRAINCAKEProperties of Transition Metals
Transition elements have
- Relatively high densities compared to group 1 and group 2 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
- complex ion
- A metal ion bonded to one or more ligands by co-ordinate (dative covalent) bonds.
- ligand
- An atom, ion or molecule that donates a lone pair of electrons to a central metal ion, forming a co-ordinate bond.
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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