Chemistry GCSE
Transition metal chemistry
What Transition metal chemistry means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Transition metal chemistry
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Transition metals show general properties such as forming ions with different charges, forming coloured compounds and acting as catalysts, exemplified by compounds of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu.
Topics that use Transition metal chemistry
- Typical properties (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Catalysis in industrial and laboratory reactions
- Coloured compounds
- Coloured transition element compounds
- Variable oxidation states
- Catalysis
- Ions with different charges
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