Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Transition Metals

Group 3-12
Transition metals are entirely made up of well.. Metals! Transition metals are almost all solid at room temperature accept mercury. Image: Iodine crystal
Transition metals are less reactive than alkaline-earth metals making it so some are safe to handle like iron and copper. Transition metals also have subgroups called Lanthanides and Actinides. Lanthanides are shiny and reactive while Actinides are radioactive/unstable.

Copper - Riley
Mercury - Bailey
Nickel - Grace
Uranium -Shea

Meitnerium - Alexis

17 comments:

  1. Nickel's symbol is Ni. It has an atomic number of 28. Its atomic mass is 59. 2,651 degrees is its melting point. Axel Fredrik Cronstedt found nickel in 1751. Nickel is used to make nickels for coins. Nickel is a metal. It is found in the periodic table group 10 period 4.

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  2. Mercury has a boiling point of 674.1 degrees F. Its atomic number is 80 and symbol is Hg. The origin of the name 'Mercury' comes from the planet!

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  3. Argon has a symbol of Ar. Its atomic number is 18. Its atomic mass is 40. It is found on the periodic table group 18 period 3. Argon is a nonmetal and a gas.

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  4. Uranium has a symbol of U, with an atomic number of 92, Uranium is solid, and radioactive

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  5. Question: What is the most dense transition metal?

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  6. What is the most abundant transition metal

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  7. Copper has the chemical symbol of Cu and atomic number of 29. Copper is also a very ductile metal.

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