C4f - Transition Elements

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Describe transition metals?
A block of metallic elements between group 2 and group 3 of the periodic table.
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What do transition metals often look like?
Coloured.
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What can many transition and their compounds be used as?
Catalysts.
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Describe thermal decomposition?
A reaction where a substance is broken down into two or more substances by heating.
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What happens physically and chemically when transition metal carbonates are heated?
A colour change, decomposition in to a metal oxide and carbon dioxide.
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Describe precipitation?
A reaction between solutions that makes an insoluble solid, the precipitate.
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