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Title: Transition Metals with a Negative Charge
Post by: vg2225 on December 02, 2012, 08:48:03 PM

Hi, I am currently taking an Introduction to Chemistry class ans this week's homework is about transition metals. I have searched everywhere (or almost everyhere) but can't seem to find anything relative to my topic.

The question I have to answer is why some transition elements have a -1 charge and which ones are the most likely to get that charge. (we're supposed to be taking into account quantum mechanics and electron configurations to come up with the answer)

I would greatly appreciate any input on this matter.

Thank you!

Title: Re: Transition Metals with a Negative Charge
Post by: Hunter2 on December 03, 2012, 01:51:24 AM

Negative charges only obtained in organic complexes.

http://bama.ua.edu/~kshaughn/ch609/notes/1-structure-bonding.pdf