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The elements in the middle section are called transition metals. They are located in the middle of the periodic table between the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. Transition metals are known for their properties such as forming colored compounds and having multiple oxidation states.
transtion metals is one of the elements in group 3 through 12 of the Periodic Table
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The other transtion metals. They are called Lathanoids and Anthanoids I believe. They are moved out of order so that all the elements could fit on one page.
Metals are denser than non-metals. They are not necessarily harder though. Hardness has nothing to do with density - it's down to the structure of the bonded molecules. Diamond is one of the hardest know sustances, but it is a non-metal (a form of carbon). Lead and gold are among the softest of metals yet they are also some of the densest.
Late in this context usually refers to groups 8-11 period 4 elements Fe, Co, Ni, Cu. ( Zn may be included if you include group 12 (Zn group) in the transition metals. the reason for separation is that these elemnts have more d electrons so their chemistry is a little different from the other transition metals.
Metalloids are unlike the inner transtion metals and all other metals. They are giant molecules whose bonding could be described as covalent. However consider silicon - perhaps the most widey used metalloid- it has a structure like diamond with tetrahedral bonds- but it is a semiconductor- this is because in molecular orbital terms the antibonding orbitals are sufficiently close to the energy of the bonding orbitals (band gap -using the nomenclature of band theory) for thermal excitation into the antibonding orbitals to take place.This is an oversimplification.
Aluminum, Al is a post-transtion metel; however it is sometimes considered a Metalloid.
Elements from Group 3 to 12 are called Transition Elements. These elements are heavy metals. They lie between the strongly eloctropositive elements to their right and the electronegative elements ( non-metals) to their left.These metals mainly have 2 valence electronswith the metallic character decreasing from left to right of their period.
The elements in groups 3 through 12 on the periodic table are known as transition metals. These elements are characterized by their ability to form stable ions with partially filled d orbitals. They often exhibit multiple oxidation states and are known for their catalytic properties.
what are the characteristics of metals? metals? non-metals?
metals