ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL KHADAKWASLA
Chemistry Worksheet: The D and F block elements
Class XII
2024-25
1.Account for high melting point and boiling points of transition metals.
2.What is the trend in melting points of transition metals in a series.
3.Why do transition metals have higher enthalpies of atomization?
4. Transition metals exhibit variable oxidation states in its compounds, why?
5. Name a metal in the 3d series of transition metals which exhibit +1 oxidation
state most frequently.
6.Give one use of Misch metal.
7. Why first ionisation enthalpy of Cr is lower than that of Zn ?
8. Explain the oxidising action of acidified potassium dichromate on (iron(II)
salts) Fe +2 ions and write the ionic equations for the reaction.
9. The transition metals generally form coloured compounds, why?
10. 49.What happens when H2S is passed into potassium dichromate in acidic
medium? Give the equation.
11. What is ‘disproportionation’ of an oxidation state ? Give one example of
disproportionation reaction in aqueous solution.
12. What is lanthanoid contraction? Write any two consequence of lanthanoid
contraction.
13. Show the interconversion of chromate and dichromate.
14. Differentiate between lanthanoid and actinoid elements.
15. Assertion : Cuprous ion (Cu+) has unpaired electrons while cupric ion (Cu+
+
) does not.
Reason : Cuprous ion (Cu+) is colourless whereas cupric ion (Cu++) is blue in
the aqueous solution.
16. Assertion : Transition metals show variable valency.
Reason : Transition metals have a large energy difference between the ns 2 and
(n – 1)d electrons.
17. Assertion : Transition metals are good catalysts.
Reason : V2O5 or Pt is used in the preparation of H2SO4 by contact process.
18. Assertion : Magnetic moment values of actinides are lesser than the
theoretically predicted values.
Reason : Actinide elements are strongly paramagnetic
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19.Explain the following observations :
(i) Transition elements generally form coloured compounds.
(ii) Zinc is not regarded as a transition element
20.Assign reasons for the following :
(i) Copper (I) ion is not known in aqueous solution.
(ii) Actinoids exhibit greater range of oxidation states than lanthanoids
21.Complete the following chemical equations :
(i) MnO4 (aq) + S2O32- (aq) + H2O (1) →
(ii) Cr2O72- (aq) + Fe2+ (aq) + H+ (aq) →
22.Explain the following :
(a) The enthalpies of atomization of transition metals are quite high.
(b) The transition metals and many of their compounds act as good catalysts.
23.Assign a reason for each of the following observations:
(i) The transition metals (with the exception of Zn, Cd and Hg) are hard and
have high melting and boiling points.
(ii) The ionization enthalpies (first and second) in the first series of the
transition elements are found to vary irregularly
24.Describe the general trends in the following properties of the first series (3d)
of the transition elements :
(i) Number of oxidation states exhibited
(ii) Formation of oxometal ions
25.Assign reasons for the following :
(i) Copper(I) ion is not known to exist in aqueous solutions.
(ii) Both O2 and F2 stabilize high oxidation states of transition metals but the
ability of oxygen to do so exceeds that of fluorine.
26.What is meant by ‘disproportionation’? Give an example of a
disproportionation reaction in aqueous solution.
27.Describe the preparation of potassium permanganate. How does the acidified
permanganate solution react with oxalic acid? Write the ionic equations for the
reactions.
28.Describe the oxidising action of potassium dichromate and write the ionic
equations for its reaction with
(i) iodine (ii) H2S.
