27. Introduction to Transition Metals

MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2014
Instructor: Catherine Drennan

A fundamental property of d-block metals (aka transition metals) is that they are predisposed to form coordination complexes, which have a metal in the middle that is surrounded by ions or atoms (aka ligands). These coordination complexes have special properties, which are described in detail in lectures 28 and 29. We also hear from Chemist Sarah Bowman about the importance of the d-block metal nickel.

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@39:50 d orbitals.

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Cobalt has 3d^7 4s^2 electron configuration and Nickel has 3d^8 4s^2. Giving d count of 9 and 10 respectively when they are neutral, doesn’t make sense.

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