GCSE AQA CHEMISTRY: TRANSITION METALS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhereNareNtransitionNmetalsNfoundNonNtheNperiodicNtable?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-centre
WhatNpropertiesNdoNtransitionNmetalsNshareNwithN"proper"Nmetals?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
goodNconductorsNofNheatNandNelectricity
-veryNdense,NstrongNandNshiny
TransitionNmetalsNcanNhaveNmoreNthanNoneNionN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-e.g.NCopperNformsNCu+NandNCu2+
CobaltNformsNCo2+NandNCo3+Nions
TransitionNmetalNionsNoftenNcoloured,NandNsoNcompoundsNthatNcontainNthemNareNcolourfulN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-e.g.NPotassiumNchromateN(VI)NwhichNisNyellow
PotassiumN(VII)NmanganateNisNpurple
TransitionNmetalNcompoundsNoftenNmakeNgoodNcatalystsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
e.g.NaNnickelNbasedNcatalystNisNusedNinNtheNhydrogenationNofNalkenes
anNIronNcatalystNisNusedNinNtheNHabarNprocessNforNmakingNammonia
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhereNareNtransitionNmetalsNfoundNonNtheNperiodicNtable?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-centre
WhatNpropertiesNdoNtransitionNmetalsNshareNwithN"proper"Nmetals?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
goodNconductorsNofNheatNandNelectricity
-veryNdense,NstrongNandNshiny
TransitionNmetalsNcanNhaveNmoreNthanNoneNionN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-e.g.NCopperNformsNCu+NandNCu2+
CobaltNformsNCo2+NandNCo3+Nions
TransitionNmetalNionsNoftenNcoloured,NandNsoNcompoundsNthatNcontainNthemNareNcolourfulN-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-e.g.NPotassiumNchromateN(VI)NwhichNisNyellow
PotassiumN(VII)NmanganateNisNpurple
TransitionNmetalNcompoundsNoftenNmakeNgoodNcatalystsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
e.g.NaNnickelNbasedNcatalystNisNusedNinNtheNhydrogenationNofNalkenes
anNIronNcatalystNisNusedNinNtheNHabarNprocessNforNmakingNammonia