METHODIST COLLEGE KUALA LUMPUR ASSIGNMENT 1 UNIT 5: TRANSITION METALS

1. What is the correct name for [Fe(H2O)6]2+? (A) Hexaquairon(II) (B) Hexaquairon(III) (C) Septaquairon(II) (D) Hexaquaferrate(II) (E) Ironhexaqua(II) 4. What is the correct electronic configuration of Fe3+? (A) [Ar] 4s2 3d6 (B) [Ar] 4s0 3d5 (C) [Ar] 4s1 3d4 (D) [Ar] 4s0 3d6 (E) [Ar] 4s2 3d3 dissolved in water, how many ions will result in solution? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 8 8. Consider the species triaquatriamminecopper(II) bromide. What is the correct formula? (A) [Cu(H2O)3(NH3)3] Br (B) [Cu(H2O)3(NH3)3] Br2 (C) [Cu(H2O)3(NH3)3] Br3 (D) [Cu(H2O)3(NH4)3] Br (E) [Cu(H2O)3(NH4)3] Br2 9. Consider the species triaquatriamminecopper(II) bromide. What type(s) of bonding can be found within this species? (A) Ionic (B) Covalent (C) Dative (D) Hydrogen (E) More than one of the above 10. Consider the species triaquatriamminecopper(II) bromide. What is the relationship between the charge on the metal, and the charge on the complex ion as a whole? (A) One is neutral and one is negative (B) One is positive and one is negative (C) The are both neutral (D) Both are positive (E) Both are negative 11. What type of reaction is occurring here? [Cu(H2O)6]2+ + 4NH3 ==> [Cu(H2O)2(NH3)4]2+ + 4H2O (A) Acid/Base (B) Complex ion formation (C) Neutralization (D) Redox (E) Ligand exchange 12. What is the charge on the transition metal in the following complex? K3[Fe(CN)6] (A) 0 (B) +1

2. What is the correct name for Na3[CoCl6]? (A) Sodium hexachlorocobaltate(III) (B) Trisodium hexachlorocobalate(III) (C) Sodium hexachlorocobaltate(II) (D) Sodium hexaquacobaltate(III) (E) Sodium hexachlorocobalt(III)

5. Which of the following ions would you expect to be colorless? (A) Cu2+ (B) Ni2+ (C) Zn2+ (D) Mn7+ (E) Mn2+ 6. How many ligands are present in the complex ion dihydroxotetraquairon(III) (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 6 7. Consider the species triaquatriamminecopper(II) bromide. If one formula unit of the compound is

3. What feature of a chemical species allows it to acts as a ligand in a complex ion? (A) It has a negative charge (B) It is attracted to water (C) It has a lone pair of electrons that can act as a Lewis base (D) It is a halogen (E) It is a polyatomic ion

(C) +2 (D) +3 (E) +6 13. What is the charge on the transition metal in the following complex? Na4[Fe(CN)6] (A) 0 (B) +1 (C) +2 (D) +3 (E) +6 14. What would be one of the expected products of this reaction? Tetraamminenickel(II) ions are added to a solution of concentrated hydroxide ions. (A) Water (B) Nickel(II) ions (C) Nickel (D) Ammonium ions (E) [Ni(OH)4]215. The hexanitrocobaltate(III) ion carries what charge? (A) 1+ (B) 3+ (C) 3(D) 6+ (E) 6-

16. Which one of the following is a transition element? (A) F (B) Fe (C) In (D) Ga (E) Ba 17. Which of the following would you expect to act as a ligand in a transition metal complex? (A) Water (B) Ammonia (C) Chloride ions (D) Fluoride ions (E) All of the above 18. Based upon electronic configuration, what is likely to be the highest oxidation state of Chromium? (A) +1 (B) +2 (C) +3 (D) +4 (E) +6 19. What shape would you expect the complex ion [Co(NH3)6]2+ to be? (A) Octahedral (B) Tetrahedral (C) Square Planar (D) Linear (E) T-Shaped

20. What are the expected products of the following reaction? [Ni(NH3)4]2+ + H+ ==> (A) Ni (B) Ni + NH4+ (C) Ni2+ + NH4+ (D) Ni2+ + NH3 (E) NH3 + Ni 21. Which element has the electronic configuration [Ar] 4s2 3d3? (A) Sc (B) Ti (C) V (D) Co (E) Ni 22. What is the correct name for [Co(OH)3Cl3]4- ? (A) Cobalt(II)trihydroxidetrichloride (B) Trichlorotrihyroxocobaltate(II) (C) Trihydroxocobalt(III) chloride (D) Trihydroxocobalt(III) trichloride (E) None of the above 23. What is the charge on Mn in the complex, Decacarbonyldimanganese(0)? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 6 (E) 10

24. What is the formula of Decacarbonyldimanganese(0)? (A) Mn(CO)12 (B) Mn2(CO)12 (C) Mn2(CO)10 (D) Mn2(CO2)10 (E) Mn(CO2)12 25. Scandium and Zinc are found in the d block of the periodic table but are not generally considered transition metals. Why not? (A) Both metals form no ions (B) Both metals form ions that are 3d10 (C) Both metals form ions that have d sub-shells that are NOT partially filled (D) Both metals form ions that are 4s0 (E) None of the above