Transition Mentals (comparing Physcial/ Chemical Propeties With Alkali Metals)

Question 1

Give a brief description of transition metals ?

Answer 1

High melting points, harder than group 1 metals, high densities, form colored compounds, they make very good catalysts and are featured at the centre of the periodic table

Question 2

Give some key points on Transition metals

Answer 2

• Ions with different charges
• used as catalysts
• low reactivity (with water and oxygen)
• colored compounds
• good conductors of electricity

Question 3

How are group 1 and transition metals different ?

Answer 3

Group 1
- low density
- reactive
- low melting point
- soft

Transition
- high density
- high melting point
- un reactive ( oxygen and water )
- hard