Edexcel International AS and A level Chemistry XCH11/YCH11 · 17

Transition Metals and their Chemistry

Code: 17
In: U5 Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry
Course: International AS and A level Chemistry XCH11/YCH11
Board: Edexcel

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Points under 17

17.1 Transition metals
17.2 Electronic configurations of d-block elements
17.3 Variable oxidation numbers of transition metals
17.4 Ligands
17.5 Dative covalent bonding in complex ions
17.6 Complex ions
17.7 Coloured aqueous transition metal ions
17.8 Colour and d-orbital splitting
17.9 Colourless aqueous and complex ions
17.10 Coordination number
17.11 Causes of colour changes in transition metal ions
17.12 Monodentate ligands
17.13 Octahedral complexes
17.14 Tetrahedral complexes
17.15 Square planar complexes and cis-platin
17.16 Bidentate and hexadentate ligands
17.17 Haemoglobin and ligand exchange
17.18 Oxidation states of vanadium
17.19 Interconversion of vanadium oxidation states
17.20 Reduction and formation of dichromate(VI)
17.21 Dichromate(VI) and chromate(VI) equilibrium
17.22 Reactions of aqueous transition metal ions
17.23 Amphoteric behaviour, deprotonation and ligand exchange
17.24 Ligand exchange and colour change
17.25 Entropy and the chelate effect
17.26 Transition metals as catalysts
17.27 Heterogeneous catalysts
17.28 Vanadium(V) oxide in the contact process
17.29 Catalytic converters
17.30 Homogeneous catalysts
17.31 Iron ions catalysing the iodide–peroxodisulfate reaction
17.32 Autocatalysis by manganese(II) ions
17.33 Core practical 14: preparing a transition metal complex

Points in U5 Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry

16 Redox Equilibria
17 Transition Metals and their Chemistry
18 Organic Chemistry – Arenes
19 Organic Nitrogen Compounds: Amines, Amides, Amino Acids and Proteins
20 Organic Synthesis