QUESTIONS.

1. Transition elements can form coloured ions or compounds. Explain this

statement by using iron as an example.

2. Transition elements or their compounds can act as catalysts in certain reactions.

State one reaction catalysed by

(a) a transition element

(b) a compound of transition element

3. All transition elements are metals. List out the properties of transition elements
as metals.

4. Manganese forms compounds with the formulae MnCl 2, Mn2O3, MnO2, K2MnO4
and KMnO4.

(a) State the oxidation number of manganese in each of the compounds above.
(b) Based on your answer in (a), what can you deduce regarding the
characteristics of transition elements?