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Group 3 cations precipitate as _______ compounds from a _____ solution (pH ≥ 9). - Answer
sulfide
basic
The seven cations of Group 3 are: - Answer Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, and Zn2+
These Group 3 cations are all first-row transition metals - Answer Fe3+, Cr3+, Ni2+, Mn2+, and
Zn2+.
In general, transition metal compounds and solutions are ______________, and the _________
and solutions in this scheme have distinctive colors. - Answer colored
solids
Cr(OH)3 and Zn(OH)2 - Answer amphoteric
insoluble, but dissolve when the solution is made either strongly acidic or basic - Answer
amphoteric compounds
Fe3+(yellow-gold, aq) + 3 OH-(aq) → - Answer Fe(OH)3(brown, s)
Ni2+(green, aq) + 2 OH-(aq) → - Answer Ni(OH)2(green, s)
Mn2+(very pale pink, aq) + 2 OH-(aq) → - Answer Mn(OH)2(pale pink, s)
Zn2+(colorless, aq) + 4 OH-(aq)→ - Answer [Zn(OH)4]2-(colorless, aq)