A-Level Chemistry - Transition Metals
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- Define a transition metal.
- State four characteristic chemical properties of transition metals.
- What is a ligand?
- What is the shape and bond angle of the $[Ag(NH_3)_2]^+$ complex ion?
- Give two examples of bidentate ligands.
- Explain the chelate effect in transition metal chemistry.
- Explain how carbon monoxide acts as a poison in the body.
- What is cisplatin and how does it act as an anticancer drug?
- Explain why transition metal complex ions appear coloured.
- State the equation linking the energy gap ($\Delta E$) and the frequency of light absorbed.
- How is a colorimeter used to find the concentration of a transition metal ion?
- What is a heterogeneous catalyst and how does it function?
- Write two equations showing how $V_2O_5$ acts as a catalyst in the Contact Process.
- Why is the reaction between $I^-$ and $S_2O_8^{2-}$ slow, and what is its catalyst?
- Describe autocatalysis in the reaction between $MnO_4^-$ and $C_2O_4^{2-}$.
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