d and f-Block Elements

Formulas are organized based on their importance in the CAT exam.
1 Chromate-Dichromate Test & Chromyl Chloride Test
2 Interstitial Properties Core Matrix
3 Silver Extraction (Cyanide Process)
4 Extraction of Copper Reactions
5 Spin-Only Magnetic Moment
6 Electrode Potential Anomalies ($$E^\circ_{M^{2+}/M}$$ and $$E^\circ_{M^{3+}/M^{2+}}$$)
7 Potassium Dichromate Reactions
8 Origin of Color in Transition Metal Ions & Colorless $d^0/d^{10}$$ Ions
9 Magnetic Properties & Spin-Only Magnetic Moment Formula
10 Actinoid Contraction vs. Lanthanoid Contraction
11 General Electronic Configuration (f-Block)
12 Lanthanoid Contraction
13 Formation of Alloys & Complex Compounds
14 Oxidation States - Most Common & Highest States (3d Series)
15 General Electronic Configuration (d-Block)
16 Lanthanoid Contraction
17 Catalytic Properties
18 Potassium Permanganate Reactions
19 Lanthanoids vs. Actinoids
20 Anomalous Configurations (3d Series)
21 Atomic / Ionic Radii Trend
22 Target Catalytic Industrial Applications
23 Key Electronic Configurations to Memorize
24 Behavior in Non-Standard Oxidation States
25 Definition of Transition Elements
26 General Electronic Configuration
27 The Iodine Exception (Faintly Alkaline / Neutral KMnO4)
28 Definition of Inner Transition Elements
29 Interstitial Compounds
30 Potassium Dichromate ($$\text{K}_2\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7$$)
31 Electrochemical Anomalies
32 Melting & Boiling Point Trend
33 Formation of Colored Ions
34 Common Oxidation States (First Row)
35 Specific Oxidizing Titration Equivalents (Acidic Medium)
36 Potassium Permanganate ($$\text{KMnO}_4$$)
37 Gangue vs Slag