Transition metals and their compounds are used as catalysts.
Give two reasons.

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Solution

Transition metals and their compounds function as catalysts either because of their ability to change oxidation state or, in the case of the metals, to adsorb other substances on to their surface and activate them in the process. All this is explored in the main catalysis section.

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