Question

Is potassium a transition metal?

Answer 1

1. Transition Metal: d-block elements are said to be transition metals, d-block is situated between s-block and p-block.
2. In s-block every element are metal and in p-block most of the elements are nonmetal. As the d-block is the transition block that the property is shifted from metal to nonmetal.
3. Potassium is an s-block element.
4. Potassium is studied as an alkali metal.
5. For better understanding the periodic table is given below-

Hence, potassium is not a transition metal.