1) The document discusses questions about transition elements and lanthanides/actinides. It asks about properties like variable oxidation states, high melting points, and catalytic properties of transition metals.
2) Questions are asked about disproportionation reactions, paramagnetism of Mn3+ vs Cr3+, and reasons for various behaviors of transition element compounds.
3) The document also asks about the preparation of potassium chromate and permanganate from their ores, balancing equations involving transition elements, and comparing properties of actinides and lanthanides.
1) The document discusses questions about transition elements and lanthanides/actinides. It asks about properties like variable oxidation states, high melting points, and catalytic properties of transition metals.
2) Questions are asked about disproportionation reactions, paramagnetism of Mn3+ vs Cr3+, and reasons for various behaviors of transition element compounds.
3) The document also asks about the preparation of potassium chromate and permanganate from their ores, balancing equations involving transition elements, and comparing properties of actinides and lanthanides.
1) The document discusses questions about transition elements and lanthanides/actinides. It asks about properties like variable oxidation states, high melting points, and catalytic properties of transition metals.
2) Questions are asked about disproportionation reactions, paramagnetism of Mn3+ vs Cr3+, and reasons for various behaviors of transition element compounds.
3) The document also asks about the preparation of potassium chromate and permanganate from their ores, balancing equations involving transition elements, and comparing properties of actinides and lanthanides.
1) The document discusses questions about transition elements and lanthanides/actinides. It asks about properties like variable oxidation states, high melting points, and catalytic properties of transition metals.
2) Questions are asked about disproportionation reactions, paramagnetism of Mn3+ vs Cr3+, and reasons for various behaviors of transition element compounds.
3) The document also asks about the preparation of potassium chromate and permanganate from their ores, balancing equations involving transition elements, and comparing properties of actinides and lanthanides.
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JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA RATIBAD BHOPAL
UNIT 08 d & f BLOCK ELEMENTS
REASONING FROM TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Que.1 How would you account for the following: A) The enthalpies of atomization of transition metals are quite high. B) The transition metals (with the exception of Zn, Cd and Hg) are hard and have high melting and boiling points. C) Transition metals show variable oxidation states. D) Compounds of transition elements are often coloured. E) Transition metals and their compounds show catalytic properties F) Transition metals and their compounds generally exhibit a paramagnetic behaviour. G) Many of the transition elements are known to form interstitial compounds. Que.2 What is meant by ‘disproportionation? Give an example of a disproportionation reaction in aqueous solution. Que.3 Out of Mn3+ and Cr3+, which is more paramagnetic and why? Que.4 Give reasons:- A) Copper (I) ion is not known in aqueous solution. B) Mn shows the highest oxidation state of +7 with oxygen but with Fluorine it shows the highest oxidation state of +4. C) Mn2+ is more stable than Fe2+ towards oxidation to +3 state. D) With the same d-orbital con-guration (d4 ) Cr2+ is a reducing agent while Mn3+ is an oxidising agent. E) The E°M2+/M for copper is positive (+0.34 V). Copper is the only metal in the first series of transition elements showing this behavior. F) Zn is not considered as a transition element. G) Cu2+ salts are coloured, while Zn2+ salts are white H) Sc3+ is colourless in aqueous solution whereas Ti3+ is coloured. I) The lowest oxide of transition metal is basic, the highest is amphoteric/acidic J) Name the oxo-metal anion of one of the transition metals in which the metal exhibits the oxidation state equal to the group number. Compounds of transition elements Que.5 Explain the reactions for the preparation of K2Cr2O7 from chromite ore. Que.6 Describe the preparation of potassium permanganate. Que.7 Complete the following equation: a)
b) c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
Que.8 Account for the following
A) Among the Lanthanoids, Ce (III) is easily oxidised to Ce (IV). B) The second and third transition series elements have almost similar atomic radii. C) Why is europium (II) more stable than cerium (II) D) From element to element actinoid contraction is greater than the lanthanoid contraction. E) the actinoids exhibit a larger number of oxidation states than the corresponding members in the lanthanoid series F) The chemistry of actinoids is not as smooth as that of lanthanoids G) Actinoids show irregularities in their electronic configurations. Que.9 Compare the actinoids with lanthanoids with reference to A) electronic configuration B) oxidation states C) chemical reactivity. Que.10 Name the lanthanoid which is: A) Well known to exhibit +2 oxidation state. B) Well known to exhibit +4 oxidation state C) An important alloy which contains some of the lanthanoid metals. Mention its two uses. D) Radioactive. Que.11 (A) What is meant by the term lanthanoid contraction? (B) What is it due to? (C) Write two consequences (effect on chemistry)?