Part 19 - Triads 2

Module 1
Inorganic Chemistry - Part 19 - Triads 2

Group VIII-B: Triads

B. Cobalt
Deficiency:
• Name from German word “_______” • Megaloblastic and Pernicious anemia
meaning “a _____ or _____”.
• Essential in development of erythrocytes and Vogel’s reaction: When a concentrated solution
hemoglobin of ammonium thiocyanate is added to a cobal-
• Component of Vitamin ___ tous solution, ammonium cobaltous thiocya-
nate ( __________ ) is formed.
Compounds of Cobalt
Compound Name Other Name Use
1. Cobaltous Chloride -
_________________ • Indicator (Blue if dry, pink if wet)
CoCl2

2. Cobalt meta-aluminate ___________________ • Test for Aluminum

Cobaltous oxide + Zinc oxide

3. Cobalt zincate ___________________
Use as paint pigment

C. Nickel E. Platinum
• Aka: _______________ • Low oxidation metal and low reactivity noble
• Fossil fuel metal
• Component of fancy jewelry • Catalyst in finely divided steel
• Alloy of nickel:
Raney nickel: aluminium + nickel F. Paladium
• Catalyst in finely divided steel
D. Osmium
• metal

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 Practice Questions
1. Platinum metals are called noble metals because: 4. It is considered as the densest element in the
A. Shows low oxidation potential periodic table

B. Shows low reactivity A. Pb C. Os

C. Shows high reactivity B. Pd D. At

D. A and B
5. The ion that gives positive result to Thenard’s Blue
Test:
2. Cobalt meta-aluminate is:
A. Aluminum C. Manganese
A. Rinman’s green C. Thenard’s blue
B. Chromium D. Zinc
B. Azure crystals D. Emerald blue crystals

3. Nickel ion in solution is colored:

A. Colorless C. Green
B. Blue D. Yellow

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