The Transition Metal

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 CONTENT

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 Scandium Titanium Vanadium

Chromium Manganese Iron

Cobalt
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22.2
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• Generally, Atomic size decreases across
period & increases down a group.

• But for transition metals, Not a big

change to the radii across the row
-Due to electrons being stable in 3d series, period 4
outermost orbital (4s), since that d 4d series, period 5
electrons fill inner orbitals, so they shield 5d series, period 6
outer electron from increasing nuclear
charge very efficiently.

• No size increase from period 5 to 6.

-Due electron going into 4f.
- Increase nuclear charge due to
addition of extra 14 proton (which equal to the
number of electron in 4 f orbital).
-Outer electron held more tightly by
Nucleus.
-Called LANTHANIDE
CONTRACTION
Molybdenum, Mo: 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d55s1
Tungsten, W: 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p64f145d46s2
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 Consistent with the relatively small change in size.

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 Unpaired electron

paired electron

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 Vanadium metal (center)
and in solution as V2+(aq),
V3+(aq), VO2+(aq), and
VO2+(aq), (left to right).

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