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.
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
NickelNiobium
Osmium
Palladium
Platinum
Rhenium
Rhodium
Roentgenium
Ruthenium
Rutherfordium
Scandium
Seaborgium
Silver
Tantalum
Technetium
Titanium
Tungsten
Vanadium
Yttrium
Zinc
ZirconiumProperties 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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