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Question
How would you account the following :
Transition metals and their compounds show catalytic properties.
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Solution
The catalytic activity of transition metals and their compounds can be explained by two basic facts:
1. Owing to their ability to show variable oxidation states and form complexes, transition metals form unstable intermediate compounds. Thus, they provide a new path with lower activation energy, Ea, for a reaction.
2. Transition metals also provide a suitable surface for reactions to occur.
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