Ionic compounds oxidation states

The oxidation number, or oxidation state, is the formal charge on an atom calculated on the basis that it is in a wholly ionic compound. Oxidation numbers are assigned according to several rules. 

Properties of ionic compounds Formulae of ionic substances Oxidation states... 

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In its chemistry, cadmium exhibits exclusively the oxidation state + 2 in both ionic and covalent compounds. The hydroxide is soluble in acids to give cadmium(II) salts, and slightly soluble in concentrated alkali where hydroxocadmiates are probably formed it is therefore slightly amphoteric. It is also soluble in ammonia to give ammines, for example Of the halides, cadmium-... 

Reference has been made already to the existence of a set of inner transition elements, following lanthanum, in which the quantum level being filled is neither the outer quantum level nor the penultimate level, but the next inner. These elements, together with yttrium (a transition metal), were called the rare earths , since they occurred in uncommon mixtures of what were believed to be earths or oxides. With the recognition of their special structure, the elements from lanthanum to lutetium were re-named the lanthanons or lanthanides. They resemble one another very closely, so much so that their separation presented a major problem, since all their compounds are very much alike. They exhibit oxidation state -i-3 and show in this state predominantly ionic characteristics—the ions. 

Lead forms two series of compounds corresponding to the oxidation states of +2 and +4. The +2 state is the more common. Compounds of lead(IV) are regarded as covalent, those of lead(II) as primarily ionic. Lead is amphoteric, forming plumbous (Pb(II)) and plumbic (Pb(IV)) salts as well as plumbites and plumbates, respectively. 

The most common oxidation state of niobium is +5, although many anhydrous compounds have been made with lower oxidation states, notably +4 and +3, and Nb can be reduced in aqueous solution to Nb by zinc. The aqueous chemistry primarily involves halo- and organic acid anionic complexes. Virtually no cationic chemistry exists because of the irreversible hydrolysis of the cation in dilute solutions. Metal—metal bonding is common. Extensive polymeric anions form. Niobium resembles tantalum and titanium in its chemistry, and separation from these elements is difficult. In the soHd state, niobium has the same atomic radius as tantalum and essentially the same ionic radius as well, ie, Nb Ta = 68 pm. This is the same size as Ti ... 

Elemental composition, ionic charge, and oxidation state are the dominant considerations in inorganic nomenclature. Coimectivity, ie, which atoms are linked by bonds to which other atoms, has not generally been considered to be important, and indeed, in some types of compounds, such as cluster compounds, it caimot be appHed unambiguously. However, when it is necessary to indicate coimectivity, itaUcized symbols for the connected atoms are used, as in trioxodinitrate(A/,A/), O2N—NO . The nomenclature that has been presented appHes to isolated molecules (or ions). Eor substances in the soHd state, which may have more than one crystal stmcture, with individual connectivities, two devices are used. The name of a mineral that exemplifies a particular crystal stmcture, eg, mtile or perovskite, may be appended. Alternatively, the crystal stmcture symmetry, eg, rhombic or triclinic, may be cited, or the stmcture may be stated in a phrase, eg, face-centered cubic. 

The +3 oxidation state is exhibited by bismuth in the vast majority of its compounds. A few inorganic and a variety of organic compounds, however, contain the element in the +5 state. Other rarer oxidation states reported for bismuth include +2, +1, and —3. Bismuth also forms polynuclear ionic species with oxidation states that ate usually fractional and range from —1 to +1. 

Crystal structure, crystal defects and chemical reactions. Most chemical reactions of interest to materials scientists involve at least one reactant in the solid state examples inelude surfaee oxidation, internal oxidation, the photographie process, electrochemieal reaetions in the solid state. All of these are critieally dependent on crystal defects, point defects in particular, and the thermodynamics of these point defeets, especially in ionic compounds, are far more complex than they are in single-component metals. I have spaee only for a superficial overview. 

The chemistry of hafnium has not received the same attention as that of titanium or zirconium, but it is clear that its behaviour follows that of zirconium very closely indeed with only minor differences in such properties as solubility and volatility being apparent in most of their compounds. The most important oxidation state in the chemistry of these elements is the group oxidation state of +4. This is too high to be ionic, but zirconium and hafnium, being larger, have oxides which are more basic than that of titanium and give rise to a more extensive and less-hydrolysed aqueous chemistry. In this oxidation state, particularly in the case of the dioxide and tetrachloride, titanium shows many similarities with tin which is of much the same size. A large... 

The redox behaviour of Th, Pa and U is of the kind expected for d-transition elements which is why, prior to the 1940s, these elements were commonly placed respectively in groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table. Behaviour obviously like that of the lanthanides is not evident until the second half of the series. However, even the early actinides resemble the lanthanides in showing close similarities with each other and gradual variations in properties, providing comparisons are restricted to those properties which do not entail a change in oxidation state. The smooth variation with atomic number found for stability constants, for instance, is like that of the lanthanides rather than the d-transition elements, as is the smooth variation in ionic radii noted in Fig. 31.4. This last factor is responsible for the close similarity in the structures of many actinide and lanthanide compounds especially noticeable in the 4-3 oxidation state for which... 

An ionic compound is named with the cation name first, followed by the name of the anion the word ion is omitted in each case. The oxidation number of the cation is given if more than one charge is possible. However, if the cation comes from an element that exists in only one charge state (as listed in Fig. C.6), then the oxidation number is omitted. Typical names include potassium chloride (KC1), a compound containing K+ and Cl" ions and ammonium nitrate (NH4NOs), which contains NH4+ and NO3" ions. The cobalt chloride that contains Co2+ ions (CoCl,) is called cobalt(II) chloride C0CI3 contains Co3+ ions and is called cobalt(III) chloride. 

Oxidation state is a frequently used (and indeed misused) concept which apportions charges and electrons within complex molecules and ions. We stress that oxidation state is a formal concept, rather than an accurate statement of the charge distributions within compounds. The oxidation state of a metal is defined as the formal charge which would be placed upon that metal in a purely ionic description. For example, the metals in the gas phase ions Mn + and Cu are assigned oxidation states of +3 and +1 respectively. These are usually denoted by placing the formal oxidation state in Roman numerals in parentheses after the element name the ions Mn- " and Cu+ are examples of manganese(iii) and copper(i). 

By convention, the chemical formulas of many ionic compounds do not explicitly state the charges of the ions. It is not necessary to do so when the species involved form ions with only one possible charge. However, many metals form more than one type of stable cation. For example, copper forms two different oxides, black CuO and red C112 O. The oxide anion has a -2 charge, so for the first compound to be neutral the copper cation must bear a +2 charge. In C112 O, each copper ion must have +1 charge. 

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