can you tell me if tantalum can form ionic compounds, covalent compounds or both
2006-10-18 08:27:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Hey, tantulum can form both covalent and ionic groups. Just because an element is a transition metal doesnt mean that its has to bond ionically, there are plenty of examples of covalent bonded transition metal complexes.
Tantulum is fairly unreactive, although there are a few documented compounds;
TaCl3, TaCl4 TaCl5 etc are all ionic compounds
Organometallic compounds such as Ta(CH2Ph)2 and (5-C5H5)2Ta (CH2)Me have also been synthesised - these comounds contain a carbon metal bond - these bonds are covalent!
hope this helps
2006-10-18 08:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by impeachrob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a transition metal. It forms ionic compounds, though I do not know the various charge differences.
2006-10-18 15:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both, I think; it is a transition metal with an incompletely filled 5d subshell, and can either form ionic mineral salts or covalent carbides.
2006-10-18 15:47:49 · answer #3 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋