Chapter 4 : The Periodic Table

of Elements

Transition Elements
Group members:
Chee Yen Shin (7)
Lok Wan Teng (18)
Ng Qiao Lin (20)
Pamela Yip (21)
Wong Yen Yue (28)
Transition elements is an element having a d
subshell that is partially filled with electrons,
or an element that has the ability to form
stable cations with an incompletely filled d
orbital.
 transition

TRANSITION ELEMENTS
elements
dissolve in
water, the
solutions
formed are
also coloured
due to the
existence of
ions of
transition
element
 way. Most of
How do transition elements form coloured
the complex of
compounds?
transition
elements are
coloured. This
is due to the
absorption of
radiation from
visible light
region to
excite the
electrons from
its one position
to another
position in d-
 exited state.
WHY DOES TRANSITION METAL FORM
After a short
COLOURED COMPOUNDS?
period of time
the electrons
looses this
energy in the
form of light
and comes
back to
ground state.
Hence they
show colours.
Example:Ti+
3 is purple in
colour as it
PRECIOUS STONES ARE COLOURED
BY COMPOUNDS OF TRANSITION
ELEMENTS.
Precious stones Colour Transition elements that exist
in the form of compunds

Ruby Red Chromium

Emerald Green Nickel, iron

Sapphire Blue Iron, titanium

Amethyst Purple Iron

Agate Brownish-red Manganese iron

 Ru
by Ameth
Emer yst
ald
Aga
Sapphi
 TRANSITION ELEMENTS ARE LOCATED IN
GROUP 3 TO GROUP 12 OF THE PERIODIC TABLE
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