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Why Znis not a Transition Metal?


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Transition metals:

  • Transition metals are those metals that are partially filled with d-orbitals.
  • Zinc(Zn) is not considered as the transition metal because it has completely filled with the d-orbitals.
  • The electronic configuration of Zinc is as:
  • Zn=1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10

Thus, Zn is not the transition metal as it doesn't have any vacant 3d orbital.


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