chem properties of first row TM chap 19

Scandium

+3 ox state

Used in high intensity lamps, bikes, aerospace

Titanium

+4 ox state

Used in artificial bones because it’s biocompatible

TiO2 used as white pigment in paper

Vanadium

Corrosion resistant

Catalyst for H2SO4 industrial production

Manganese

added to armor plates

Sacrificed anode

Necessary for number of enzymatic reactions

Chromium

Intense reddish color

Used to make rubies and pigments

Assists in insulin and involved in control of cholesterol

Iron

Most abundant heavy metal

Used in steel and Hemoglobin and myoglobin

Zinc

Used for galvanizing steel

Component of insulin and many enzymes

Gold and silver

Jewelry, tooth filling

Cobalt

Very toxic

Catalyst

In vitamin B12 (essential for metabolism)

Nickel

High electrical thermoconductivity

In NiCad batteries

Catalyst for hydrogenation

Component of the enzymes urease and hydrogenase

mercury

Used in dental fillings (Hg in Ag)

Copper

High electrical conductivity

Resistance to corrosion

Used for plumbigg n and electrical applications (wires)

Assists in iron storage and component of several enzymes

Palladium

Catalyst converters

Used in blood sugar test strips

Platinum

Catalyst, catalytic converter, jewelry