Ionic Compounds Involving Transition Metals Formulas & Nomenclature

What Are They? Transition metals are those metals whose valence electrons can have more than one orientation. This allows them to have multiple oxidation numbers – multiple charges. We must take this into consideration when naming transition metal ionic compounds

Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 1 Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 1. Identify transition metal cation, and anion from formula

Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 Identify transition metal cation, and anion from formula Iron Chloride

Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 2 Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 2. Identify charge (oxidation number) of transition metal cation

Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 3 Name compounds containing transition metals. Example Compound FeCl2 3. Write oxidation number of transition metal cation after the name of the metal as a roman numeral in parentheses

Example Compound FeCl2 Iron (II) Chloride

Name the following transition metal ionic compounds NiCl2 Cu2O SnBr4

Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride Given the name of a compound containing a transition metal, write its formula. Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride Determine charge of transition metal cation Co3+

Given the name of a compound containing a transition metal, write its formula. Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride 2. Determine charge of individual anion

Given the name of a compound containing a transition metal, write its formula. Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride 2. Determine charge of individual anion Chloride anion has a -1 charge

Given the name of a compound containing a transition metal, write its formula. Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride 3. Determine ratio of cations and anions needed to balance the charge

Given the name of a compound containing a transition metal, write its formula. Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride 3. Determine ratio of cations and anions needed to balance the charge 1 Co3+ to 3 Cl -

Cobalt (III) Chloride CoCl3

Give formulas for the following compounds using their names 1 Give formulas for the following compounds using their names 1. Chromium (III) Sulfide 2. Mercury (I) Chloride 3. Zinc (II) Nitride