Chemistry 5070 · O Level
Transition elements
26 practice questions on Transition elements, with worked solutions and instant marking.
Based on their positions in the Periodic Table, what common property would you predict for the elements titanium, vanadium, chromium and cobalt?
May/June 2015
Element M is a typical transition metal. Which property will it lack?
May/June 2017
Which of the following is not a characteristic of transition elements?
May/June 2018
Three elements each have oxidation states of $+2$ and $+3$. Which section of the Periodic Table contains these elements?
May/June 2018
Transition elements are found in the central section of the Periodic Table. Iron and copper are typical examples of transition elements.
May/June 2018
Which of the following statements about transition elements is correct?
May/June 2019
Molybdenum, Mo, belongs to the transition elements.
May/June 2019
Nickel is a transition element. Which of these properties does it show? 1 It is able to act as a catalyst. 2 It can conduct electricity while molten. 3 It produces coloured compounds. 4 It shows only one oxidation state in its compounds.
May/June 2021
With proton number 47, silver is a transition element.
May/June 2021
Which statement concerning some metals and their compounds is correct?
May/June 2022
Which statement concerning transition elements and their compounds is true?
May/June 2023
The table gives some properties of transition elements and explains why they have them. Which row shows a correct property and the reason transition elements display this property?
May/June 2023
M is a metal that gives coloured compounds. M can be obtained from its oxide by either heating with carbon or by electrolysis. M also reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid. Which metal is M?
May/June 2025
From the table, which element is classed as a transition metal?
Oct/Nov 2015
The Periodic Table indicates the positions of elements A, B, C and D. These are not the usual symbols for those elements. Which element has a high melting point and can be used as a catalyst?
Oct/Nov 2015
Which row contains a transition element?
Oct/Nov 2016
From the place of vanadium, chromium and cobalt in the Periodic Table, what properties would you predict for these elements?
Oct/Nov 2018
From where vanadium, chromium and cobalt are located in the Periodic Table, what properties would you anticipate these elements to show?
Oct/Nov 2018
Chromium belongs to the transition elements. Sodium is an element in Group I of the Periodic Table.
Oct/Nov 2018
A section of the Periodic Table indicates where four elements are located. The symbols shown are not the elements’ true symbols. Which element has a high melting point and a variable oxidation state?
Oct/Nov 2019
Metal X ions are mixed with aqueous potassium iodide. $2X^{2+}(aq) + 4I^{-}(aq) \rightarrow 2XI(s) + I_2(aq)$ (coloured) Using this information, it can be concluded that X is probably a .....1..... metal and the $X^{2+}(aq)$ ions are .....2..... . Which words best fill gaps 1 and 2?
Oct/Nov 2019
Platinum and vanadium are each transition elements.
Oct/Nov 2020
Which two statements suggest that metal M may have a proton number between $21$ and $30$? 1 It is able to conduct electricity. 2 It does not react with water. 3 It produces two basic oxides with formulae $\text{MO}$ and $\text{M}_2\text{O}_3$. 4 It produces two coloured sulfates.
Oct/Nov 2021
Which two statements show that metal M could have a proton number between 21 and 30? 1. It is able to conduct electricity. 2. It does not undergo reaction with water. 3. It produces two basic oxides with formulae $\text{MO}$ and $\text{M}_2\text{O}_3$. 4. It produces two coloured sulfates.
Oct/Nov 2021
Nickel belongs to the transition elements.
Oct/Nov 2025
Nickel is classified as a transition element.
Oct/Nov 2025