THE TRANSITION METALS!
COPPER
Copper is an example of a
transition metal. It has 2
WHAT ARE oxydation forms - Cu+1 and
THEY? Cu+2. The first have a bronze
colour and the latter having
The Transition metals are a black colour.
elements with a partially
filled outer-shell that have COBALT
different stages of This is another example of a
oxidation. transition metal. Cobalt is
magnetic and it oxidise's at
room temperature.
GOLD
Gold melts around
1000°C and pure gold
does not oxidize. QUICK FACTS
However it is rarely used
in its pure form. They can combine to form a
wide range of compounds with
MERCURY varying oxidation states.
Mercury is one of two They can also combine to form
transition metals to be compounds of various colours.
liquid at room They are metallic materials
temperature. The other that conduct electricity.
transition metal to be
liquid at room
temperature is Bromine.
WHAT MAKES A
WHY ARE
METAL A THEY SO
TRANSITION USEFUL?
METAL? They are very useful
because the majority of
Transition metal, any of several
them are highly
chemical elements with valence
nonreactive.
electrons in two shells rather than
one.
By Aaron Humphreys Yr 9
