1. Ionic Compounds Involving Transition Metals
Formulas & Nomenclature

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Example Compound
FeCl2
Iron (II) Chloride

8. Name the following transition metal ionic compounds
NiCl2
Cu2O
SnBr4

9. 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+

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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 -

14. Cobalt (III) Chloride CoCl3

15. 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