Question 17.29a
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Question 17.29a
Why is [Fe(CN)6]4- the hexacyanidoferrate(II) ion? Where does the ferrate come from? In what situations does the name of the transition metal change?
Re: Question 17.29a
Ferrous means iron. Ever notice that the symbol for iron is Fe instead of like... Ir (actually iridium)? It's derived from latin. Another example is Copper, which you might expect to be Co (that's actually cobalt) but Copper is actually Cu... stands for cupric, also latin for copper.
Tin is another one. Its symbol is Sn (from stannic). If it was Ti, it would be confused with titanium....
Anyways, ferrous is the same as Iron(II), ferric is Iron(III) and same for Cu and Sn.
Tin is another one. Its symbol is Sn (from stannic). If it was Ti, it would be confused with titanium....
Anyways, ferrous is the same as Iron(II), ferric is Iron(III) and same for Cu and Sn.
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Re: Question 17.29a
The name of the transition metal never really changes, it's just that when naming the molecules you use their latin names rather than the ones that appear on the periodic table.
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Re: Question 17.29a
Naming metal ions are based on the latin names. In the periodic table, iron is denote as Fe. Thats why we write it as ferrate. But don't stress out too much about these. I asked lavelle and they won't really be covered on the test.
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