Transition Metal - Characteristic Properties

Characteristic Properties

There are a number of properties shared by the transition elements that are not found in other elements, which results from the partially filled d shell. These include

  • the formation of compounds whose colour is due to d – d electronic transitions
  • the formation of compounds in many oxidation states, due to the relatively low reactivity of unpaired d electrons.
  • the formation of many paramagnetic compounds due to the presence of unpaired d electrons. A few compounds of main group elements are also paramagnetic (e.g. nitric oxide, oxygen)

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