Transition Metals

Question 1

Where are transition metals found in the periodic table?

Answer 1

In the centre

Question 2

How do transition metals behave?

Answer 2

Like regular metals

Question 3

Name two things that transition metals can conduct.

Answer 3

Electricity and heat

Question 4

In comparison to metals in group 1-3, how reactive are the transition metals?

Answer 4

Less reactive

Question 5

Name three properties of the transition metals.

Answer 5

• malleable
• strong
• shiny

Question 6

What type of melting point do transition metals have?

Answer 6

High

Question 7

What type of density do transition metals have?

Answer 7

High

Question 8

What can transition be used as?

Answer 8

Catalysts -

nickel in hydrogenation
iron in the haber process
potassium iodide / manganese IV oxide in the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide

Question 9

Name two facts about the ions of transition metals.

Answer 9

• they have more than one ion (e.g. Fe2+, Fe3+)

- different ions form different coloured compounds: Fe2+ is red, Fe3+ is green. This is based on the metal they contain.