Transition Metals 0.0 / 5 ? ChemistryC4 - Predicting and Identifying Reactions and ProductsGCSEOCR Created by: YiCreated on: 03-01-18 18:32 What are Transition Metals The transition metals sit in the middle of the periodic table A lot of everyday metals are transition metals e.g. copper, iron, zinc, gold, silver, platinum 1 of 3 Properties of Transition Metals Transition metals have typical metallic properties Hard and Strong Conduct heat and electricity High melting points (except mercury, liquid at room temp) High Densities Relatively Unreactive 2 of 3 Transition Metals and Their Compounds Transition Metals and their compounds make good catalysts Iron is the catalyst used in the Haber process for making ammonia Vanadium pentoxide is the catalyst for making sulfuric acid in the Contact Process Transition metals often have more than one Ion e.g. Fe2+, Fe3+, Cu+, Cu2+ The compounds of transition elements are very colourful The colour they are depends on the ion they contain Fe2+ ions are usually light green Fe3+ ions are orange/brown Cu2+ ions are often blue 3 of 3
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