Ionic Compounds Involving

Transition Metals

Formulas
&
Nomenclature
 Objectives Covered Today
9. Name compounds containing transition
metals.
 
10. Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
 Objective 9
• Transition metals are those metals whose
valence electrons exist in the d-block of the
periodic table.
• This allows them to have multiple oxidation
numbers
• We must take this into consideration when
naming transition metal ionic compounds
 Objective 9
Name compounds containing transition metals.

Example Compound
FeCl2
1. Identify transition metal cation, and anion
from formula
 Objective 9
Name compounds containing transition metals.

Example Compound
FeCl2
1.Identify transition metal cation, and anion
from formula
Iron Chloride
 Objective 9
Name compounds containing transition metals.

Example Compound
FeCl2
2. Identify charge (oxidation number) of
transition metal cation
 Objective 9
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

 Practice
Name the following transition metal ionic
compounds

1.NiCl2

2.Cu2O

3.SnBr4
 Objective 10
Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
Example Name: Cobalt (III) Chloride

1.Determine symbol and charge of transition

metal cation
 Objective 10
Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
Example Name: Cobalt (III) Nitrate

1.Determine charge of transition metal cation

Co3+
 Objective 10
Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
Example Name: Cobalt (III) Nitrate

2. Determine charge of individual anion

 Objective 10
Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
Example Name: Cobalt (III) Nitrate

2. Determine charge of individual anion

Chloride anion has a -1 charge
 Objective 10
Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
Example Name: Cobalt (III) Nitrate

3. Determine ratio of cations and anions needed

to balance the charge
 Objective 10
Given the name of a compound containing a
transition metal, write its formula.
Example Name: Cobalt (III) Nitrate

3. Determine ratio of cations and anions needed

to balance the charge
1 Co3+ to 3 NO3-
 Example Name

Cobalt (III) Chloride

CoCl3
 Practice
Give formulas for the following compounds
using their names
1. Chromium (III) Sulfide

2. Mercury (I) Chloride

3. Zinc (II) Nitride