Difference between revisions of "Transition Metal"

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Key Stage 4

Meaning

Transition Metals (also known as transition elements) are a block of elements on the Periodic Table between Group 2 and Group 3.

About Transition Metals

Transition metals in the d-block
Period 4	₂₁Sc	₂₂Ti	₂₃V	₂₄Cr	₂₅Mn	₂₆Fe	₂₇Co	₂₈Ni	₂₉Cu	₃₀Zn
Period 5	₃₉Y	₄₀Zr	₄₁Nb	₄₂Mo	₄₃Tc	₄₄Ru	₄₅Rh	₄₆Pd	₄₇Ag	₄₈Cd
6	₅₇La	₇₂Hf	₇₃Ta	₇₄W	₇₅Re	₇₆Os	₇₇Ir	₇₈Pt	₇₉Au	style="background-color:Template:Element color" \| ₈₀Hg
7	₈₉Ac	₁₀₄Rf	₁₀₅Db	₁₀₆Sg	₁₀₇Bh	₁₀₈Hs	₁₀₉Mt	₁₁₀Ds	₁₁₁Rg	₁₁₂Cn

Melting Point

Transition Metals usually have high melting points.

Density

Transition Metals have a high density compared to other elements. However, the Lanthanide

Reactivity|Reactivity

Ion Formation

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 |-  style="background:{{element color|table header}}" |
 |-
-! style="background:{{element color|table colheader}}" | [[Period 4 element|Period 4]]
+|[[Period 4 element|Period 4]]
 |<sub>21</sub>[[Scandium|Sc]]
 |<sub>22</sub>[[Titanium|Ti]]
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 |<sub>28</sub>[[Nickel|Ni]]
 |<sub>29</sub>[[Copper|Cu]]
-| style="background-color:{{element color|post-transition metal}}"|<sub>30</sub>[[Zinc|Zn]]
+|<sub>30</sub>[[Zinc|Zn]]
 |-
-! style="background:{{element color|table colheader}}" | [[Period 5 element|5]]
+|[[Period 5 element|Period 5]]
 |<sub>39</sub>[[Yttrium|Y]]
 |<sub>40</sub>[[Zirconium|Zr]]
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 |<sub>46</sub>[[Palladium|Pd]]
 |<sub>47</sub>[[Silver|Ag]]
-| style="background-color:{{element color|post-transition metal}}"|<sub>48</sub>[[Cadmium|Cd]]
+|<sub>48</sub>[[Cadmium|Cd]]
 |-
-! style="background:{{element color|table colheader}}" | [[Period 6 element|6]]
+| [[Period 6 element|6]]
-| style="background-color:{{element color|lanthanide}}" | <sub>57</sub>[[Lanthanum|La]]
+|<sub>57</sub>[[Lanthanum|La]]
 |<sub>72</sub>[[Hafnium|Hf]]
 |<sub>73</sub>[[Tantalum|Ta]]
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 | style="background-color:{{element color|post-transition metal}}" | <sub>80</sub>[[Mercury (element)|Hg]]
 |-
-! style="background:{{element color|table colheader}}" | [[Period 7 element|7]]
+| [[Period 7 element|7]]
-| style="background-color:{{element color|actinide}}" | <sub>89</sub>[[Actinium|Ac]]
+|<sub>89</sub>[[Actinium|Ac]]
 |<sub>104</sub>[[Rutherfordium|Rf]]
 |<sub>105</sub>[[Dubnium|Db]]
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 |<sub>107</sub>[[Bohrium|Bh]]
 |<sub>108</sub>[[Hassium|Hs]]
-|style="background:{{element color|unknown chemical properties}}" | <sub>109</sub>[[Meitnerium|Mt]]
+|<sub>109</sub>[[Meitnerium|Mt]]
-|style="background:{{element color|unknown chemical properties}}" | <sub>110</sub>[[Darmstadtium|Ds]]
+|<sub>110</sub>[[Darmstadtium|Ds]]
-|style="background:{{element color|unknown chemical properties}}" | <sub>111</sub>[[Roentgenium|Rg]]
+|<sub>111</sub>[[Roentgenium|Rg]]
-| style="background-color:{{element color|post-transition metal}}"|<sub>112</sub>[[Copernicium|Cn]]
+|<sub>112</sub>[[Copernicium|Cn]]
 |}