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Transition metals can use the two outermost shells/orbitals to bond with other elements.

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What is metals in the periodic table?

The metallic elements in the Periodic Table includes the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, post-transition metals, Lanthanides, actinides, and other elements that are considered metal. You can refer to the metallic elements in Wikipedia for the full details of which elements belong to this classification.


Are transition metals and inner transition metals are the group b elements?

Yes, transition metals are Group B elements found in the d-block of the periodic table. Inner transition metals, on the other hand, are located in the f-block of the periodic table and consist of the lanthanides and actinides.


When combining with other elements transition metals tend to do what with electrons?

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What are the classes of elements on the periodic table?

non-metals .... alkali metals....transition metals....alkali earth metals....rare earth metals....other metals....halogens....inert elements


Why transition elements show variable valency?

Transition elements contain 2 outermost shells incompleted including the valence shell. But when it reacts with other, it shares,gives or accepts elctrons from its inner shells.


What is a metallic element that starts with letter I?

Most elements are metals, including alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, basic metals, and rare earth elements. There are three (3) Metallic elements that start with the letter "I". These metals are are Iron (Fe) and Iridium (Ir), transition metals, and; Indium (In), classified as an "other metal".


What side of a periodic table of elements has metallic properties?

the groups of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, and other metal are all metals and some of the metalloids have metallic properties and the alkali, alkaline are on the left, transition metals are in the middle, other metals are located directly next to the transition metals and the metalloids are next to the other metals, and then you have halogens and Nobel gases, Lanthanides and Actinides which are all gases and rare earth.


What are most of the elements called on a periodic table?

Most elements are metals - the biggest group is transition metals


What are theSections of the periodic table?

There are eight classifications of elements in the periodic table. They are: Non-metals, transition metals, rare earth metals, halogens, alkali metals, alkali earth metals, other metals and inert elements.


Which metals are transition?

All the transition state metals can be found in the clearly marked central portion of the Periodic Table of elements, but I will tell you that most of the well-known metals, such as iron, copper, gold, lead, zinc, nickel, chromium, platinum, etc., are transition state elements. The only really well known metal that is not a transition state element is aluminum. Other metals such as calcium or sodium are also not transition state elements, but they are not often encountered in their metallic form, they are encountered in compounds such as salt. Metals that we encounter in metallic form are almost always transition state elements.


What block of elements on the periodic table will oxidize or lose elements?

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Which group from the periodic table combines most readily with other elements to form compounds?

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