THE GENERAL FEATURES OF TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY
electronic structure, and then goes on to look at the general features of transition metal chemistry. These include variable oxidation state (oxidation number), complex ion formation, coloured ions, and catalytic activity.
You will find some of this covered quite briefly on this page with links to other parts of the site where the topics are covered in more detail.
The electronic structures of transition metals
What is a transition metal?
The terms transition metal (or element) and d block element are sometimes used as if they mean the same thing. They don't - there's a subtle difference between the two terms.
We'll explore d block elements first:
d block elements
You will remember that when you are building the Periodic Table and working out where to put the electrons using the Aufbau Principle, something odd happens after argon.
At argon, the 3s and 3p levels are full, but rather than fill up the 3d levels next, the 4s level fills instead to give potassium and then calcium.
Only after that do the 3d levels fill.
To continue reading click on the link below:
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/transition/features.html
The terms transition metal (or element) and d block element are sometimes used as if they mean the same thing. They don't - there's a subtle difference between the two terms.
We'll explore d block elements first:
d block elements
You will remember that when you are building the Periodic Table and working out where to put the electrons using the Aufbau Principle, something odd happens after argon.
At argon, the 3s and 3p levels are full, but rather than fill up the 3d levels next, the 4s level fills instead to give potassium and then calcium.
Only after that do the 3d levels fill.
To continue reading click on the link below:
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/transition/features.html
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