A List of Transition Metals and Properties

If you look at the periodic table, you will notice that the largest group of elements are transition metals, which make up most of the center of the table. Below the main portion of the table, the two rows of lanthanides and actinides are distinct subsets of transition metals. So what are transition metals? What is their value? Whether you are a metal collector, seller, procurer, or simply a lover of knowledge, you would enjoying knowing these facts.

Continue reading to learn more about transition metals, including their various, notable properties.

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Webster’s Dictionary defines a transition metal as, “any of various metallic elements (such as chromium, iron, and nickel) that have valence electrons in two shells instead of only one.” But there is a more comprehendible version of this definition. Also known as “transition elements”, transition metals are basically metals whose electrons of their atoms make the transition to filling the “d subshell” or “d sublevel orbital.” As a result, these are also known as “d-block elements.”

Excluding the list of lanthanides and actinides on the periodic table, here is a list of the transition elements:

    Actinium

    Bohrium

    Cadmium

    Copernicium (presumably)

    Chromium

    Cobalt

    Copper

    Darmstadtium

    Dubnium

    Gold

    Hafnium

    Hassium

    Iridium

    Iron

    Lanthanum

    Manganese

    Molybdenum

    Mercury

    Meitnerium

    Nickel

    Niobium

    Osmium

    Palladium

    Platinum

    Rhenium

    Rhodium

    Roentgenium

    Ruthenium

    Rutherfordium

    Scandium

    Seaborgium

    Silver

    Tantalum

    Technetium

    Titanium

    Tungsten

    Vanadium

    Yttrium

    Zinc

    Zirconium

Properties of Transition Elements

The most notable properties of transition metals are wide-ranging. They are great conductors of heat and electricity, and even retain high melting and boiling points. And although they are quite malleable, making them perfect for manufacturing, they are also hard, which gives them strength and durability. They are typically grayish in color, and can even retain a metallic, silvery sheen. But because they can form many compounds, they can be altered to various colors and hues.

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