Unit 3.5.4 - Transition Metals Flashcards
What catalyst is used in the haber process?
Iron
Name three unidentate ligands.
Ammonia, chloride ions and water
What formal can be used to find the amount of energy absorbed when electrons jump between states in the d subshell?
∆E = hv
What is the shape and bond angle for complex ions with the coordination number of 4?
Tetrahedral - 109.5
What is the equation for what is happening in catalytic converters?
2CO + 2NO → 2CO₂ + N
Draw what [Cu(Cl)4]2- looks like.

What do you have to produce before you can do spectrometry to find the concentration of a complex ion in a solution? And how? And Why?
A calibration graph - by measuring absorbances of known concentrations of solution and plotting a graph - so you can measure the absorbance of the sample off the graph to find its concentraion
Why is there two energy levels within the 3d subshell in complex ions?
When a ligand bonds to the metal ion some orbitals are give more than others splitting the energy level in two
Draw what Tollen’s reagent looks like.

What is the lowest energy level within the 3d subshell called?
Ground state
What is meant by coordination number?
The number of coordinate bonds that are formed with the central metal ions
What is the intermediate species in between S₂O₈²⁻ and I⁻ ?
Fe³⁺
What is the intermediate species in the reaction between MnO₄⁻ and C₂O₄²⁻?
Mn³⁺
Name two ways you can maximise the efficiency and minimise the costs of an expensive catalyst.
1.) increase their surface area 2.) remove catalyst poisons from the reactants
What colour is [Co(H₂O)₄(OH)₂]?
Blue precipitate
What is the general equation for the reaction between an aldehyde and Tollen’s reagent?
RCHO + 2[Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺ 3OH⁻ → RCOO⁻ + 2Ag + 4NH₃ + 2H₂O
What colour is the Cr²⁺ ion?
Blue
What is a complex ion?
A metal ion surrounded by co-ordinately bonded ligands
What is a unidentate ligand?
Ligands that only form one coordinate bond
What colour is the CrO₄²⁻ ion?
Yellow
What is haemoglobin called when it has an oxygen ligand?
Oxyhaemoglobin
Name a biological complex ion.
Haemoglobin
What is the vanadium ion with the oxidation state +3?
V³⁺
Draw what 1,2-diaminoethane looks like.





