5.2 - Variable Oxidation States
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What is an oxidation state?
💡 Hint: Think of how metals can gain or lose electrons.
Name a transition metal and one of its oxidation states.
💡 Hint: Recall common charges of metals.
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What is the common oxidation state of Scandium?
💡 Hint: Think about how many electrons Scandium typically loses.
The inert pair effect makes the outer s-electrons in heavier transition metals?
💡 Hint: Recall how these electrons behave in bonding situations.
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Explain the relationship between the stability of higher oxidation states and the nuclear charge in transition metals.
💡 Hint: Consider how protons and their position affect oxidation states.
Discuss how ligand field theory sheds light on the variable oxidation states of transition metals in complex compounds.
💡 Hint: Think about the energetic implications of d-orbital interactions.
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