Properties of First Row Transition Metals

Scandium

+3 oxidation state

used in:

• high intensity lamps

• aluminum alloys

• bicycles

• aerospace

Titanium

+4 oxidation state

• artificial bones

• used as white pigment in paper

vanadium

• corrosion resistant

• catalyst for H2SO4

• industrial production

• V2O5

Manganese

• from ocean floor

• used in armor plates

• sacrificed anode

chromium (color)

• intense reddish color

• used to make rubies, pigments, leather tanning

• Cr2O7 is strong oxidizing agent

iron

• most important element in modern history

• most abundant heavy metal

• in hemoglobin

Zinc

used for galvanizing steel

paint

cobalt

very toxic

catalyst

in vitamin b12

gold and silver

jewelry, tooth filling

nickel

NiCad batteries

catalysts for hydrogenation

mercury

used in dental fillings

Copper

high electrical conductivity, resistance to corrosion

used for electrical applications (wires, integrated circuits)

increase of Cu in gold alloy = lowering of karat number

palladium

versatile catalyst

used in catalytic converters

white gold

platinum

catalyst

catalytic converter

jewelry