Transition Metals Flashcards
What does Ductile mean
Stretchy e.g. wires
What does Lustre mean
Shiny
What does brittle mean
Hard but fractures easily
Qualities of transition elements
Lustrous,high melting points, hard/strong, high density, malleable, ductile
Why do transition elements have high melting/boiling points
They have strong bonds
What is more reactive, transition metals or alkali metals
Alkali metals
When transition metals reacts do they lose or gain electrons
Lose electrons to form positive ions like other metals
What do transition metals form when they react
Coloured compounds e.g. FeO2 is black and CuSO4 is blue
Where are transition metals found on the periodic table
The middle
What are transitions metals used as in industry
Catalysts e.g.iron is a catalyst for ammonia
What metal is light red in a flame test
Cobalt
What metal is yellowish green in a flame test
Manganese
What metal is green blue in a flame test
Copper
What metal is bluish green in a flame test
Chromium
what does OILRIG stand for
Oxidation Is Loss (Of electrons) Reduction Is Gain (Of electrons)
