A technician records two compounds as cobalt(II) fluoride and cobalt(III) fluoride. What are the charges on the cobalt ions in these compounds?
+1 in cobalt(II) fluoride and +1 in cobalt(III) fluoride
+2 in cobalt(II) fluoride and +2 in cobalt(III) fluoride
+2 in cobalt(II) fluoride and +3 in cobalt(III) fluoride
−2 in cobalt(II) fluoride and −3 in cobalt(III) fluoride
91 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 1.3 Properties of transition metals, covering 1.3.1 Comparison with Group 1 elements and 1.3.2 Typical properties of transition metals. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.