The Metallic Elements |
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3d-metals actinide alkali alloys aluminium ampho anions anti-bonding aqueous solution basic cation Chem chloride chromium colour complex compounds concentrated configuration coordination number copper covalent Cr² crystal d-electrons d-orbitals decrease disproportionation dissolve effect electrons electrostatic elemental metals enthalpies of formation fluorides formed give Group H₂O halides halogen hcp hcp higher oxidation hydrated hydrolysed hydroxide increasing atomic number interaction ionic ionisation energies ions iron iron(III kJ mol¹ lanthanides lattice energy layer ligand-field splitting ligands lower manganese metal atom metal ion metal-ligand bonds Mn2+ MnO2 MnO4 mol¯¹ molecular orbitals molecules NaCl negative nuclear charge obtained occur octahedral oxidation oxidation states become Oxidation-state diagrams oxide ions oxidised oxygen p-block pairs phases polarising polymeric precipitated proton radii reaction readily relative stabilities salts solid soluble species spectrochemical series spin stable structure Table temperature tetrahedral thermodynamic TiO2 unstable vanadium yellow zinc ΔΗ