CBSE 2022 · Region 1 · Set 3 · Q8 · 3 marks
Account for the following :(i)Zr and Hf have almost similar atomic radii.(ii)Transition metals show variable oxidation states.(iii)Zinc has lowest enthalpy of atomisation.Why transition metals and their compounds act as good catalyst ? How is the variability in oxidation states of transition metals different from that of the non-transition metals ? Illustrate with examples.
Account for the following :
(i)
Zr and Hf have almost similar atomic radii.
(ii)
Transition metals show variable oxidation states.
(iii)
Zinc has lowest enthalpy of atomisation.
Why transition metals and their compounds act as good catalyst ? How is the variability in oxidation states of transition metals different from that of the non-transition metals ? Illustrate with examples.
Marking-scheme solution
(i)
Due to lanthanoid contraction / poor shielding by 4f orbitals. (ii) Due to incomplete filling of d orbitals / participation of both (n-$\displaystyle 1$) d and ns
orbitals.
(iii)
No unpaired electrons in 3d subshell / weak metallic bonding.
The d-and f-Block ElementsGeneral Properties of the Transition Elements (d-Block)Understandshort_answermedium
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