Worksheetstransition elements
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Q1: Which of the following is not a transition metal?
Cobalt
Rhodium
Zirconium
Potassium
Which of the following is not a common property of the transition metals?
They form multiple stable ions.
They are good catalysts.
They are easily vaporized
They form colorful ions.
Copper is a transition metal, while sodium is an alkali metal. Which of the following tests would yield similar results for these metals?
Placing them in cold water
Storing them in dry air
Testing if they are electrically conductive
Using a hammer to change their shape
Shown in the graph are the melting points of the first 56 elements of the Periodic Table and the groups in which they occur.
The transition metals are positioned between Groups 3 and 12. Which of the following is the most accurate comparison of the melting points shown in the graph?
The transition metals have higher melting points than all of the main group elements.
The transition metals and main group elements display a similar range of melting points
The transition metals have lower melting points than almost all of the main group elements.
The transition metals have higher melting points than almost all of the main group elements.
Which of the following statements explains why platinum, palladium, and rhodium are used in converters in car exhausts?
Transition metals make good catalysts
Transition metals react slowly or not at all with acid.
Transition metals have high melting points.
Transition metals form colored compounds.
Which of the following period 4 oxides is used as either a physical or a chemical sunscreens in many types of commercial sunblock?
TiO2
CuO
VO25
MnO2
Galvanization is the process by which iron or steel is coated in a thin layer of a second metal in order to prevent corrosion. Which period 4 d-block metal is used to provide this coating?
Chromium
Zinc
Nickel
Titanium
Brass and bronze are two decorative alloys that have been produced by man for thousands of years.Which period 4 transition metal do bronze and brass both contain?
Copper
Cobalt
Titanium
Iron
Given the data of successive ionization energies, shown in the table, what is the likely identity of transition metal X
?
Titanium
Chromium
Vanadium
Scandium
Put the following diagrams of electronic configurations into the correct order to show the progression of an Mn atom to an Mn2+ ion.
1, 4, 2
2, 4, 1
2, 5, 3
3, 5, 2
The trend in increasing atomic mass is observed across the periods of the periodic table from left to right. Which transition metal of the fourth period is an exception to this trend?
Zinc
Nickel
Chromium
Scandium
The atomic radii of d-block elements from scandium to copper are relatively constant in size but, as a general trend, the size decreases only slightly across the period.Which of the following phenomena could cause the atomic radius to decrease in size across the same range?
Increasing nuclear charge
Larger number of neutrons in the nucleus
More delocalized electrons
Greater repulsion between 3d electrons
Iron(II) oxide can be fully oxidized in dry hot air to give which of the following iron compounds?
Fe2O3
Fe3O4
Fe(OH)2
FeO
Which of the following statements is correct?
Iron can be dissolved in diluted hydrochloric acid, producing iron(III) chloride and water.
Iron can be dissolved in diluted hydrochloric acid, producing iron(II) chloride and hydrogen gas.
CIron can be dissolved in diluted hydrochloric acid, producing iron(II) chloride and water.
DIron can be dissolved in diluted hydrochloric acid, producing iron(III) chloride and hydrogen gas.
Which of the iron oxides has the following crystalline structure?
FeO34
FeO
Fe2O3
Fe3O2
