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What determines a transition metal's hardness and boiling points?
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What is one key physical difference between transition metal and poor metals?
The hardness.
Why transition metals have high boiling point?
Because the metallic bonds between their particles are very strong.
Are transition metals better conductors than alkali metals?
transition metals
How is boron different from the transition metals?
Boron is a metalloid, not a metal. Transition metals are metals.
What are the characteristics of post transition metals?
Physically, post-transition metals are soft (or brittle), have poor mechanical strength, and melting points lower than those of the transition metals; most also have boiling points lower than those of the transition metals. Being close to the metal-nonmetal border, their crystalline structures tend to show covalent or directional bonding effects, having generally greater complexity or fewer nearest neighbours than other metallic elements.
Why do metals share properties with other transition metals in their period?
The physical properties of transition metals are determined by their electron configurations. Most transition metals are hard solids with relatively high melting and boiling points. Differences in properties among transition metals are based on the ability of unpaired d electrons to move into the valence level. The more unpaired electrons in the d sublevel, the greater the hardness and the higher the melting and boiling points.
What is one key physical difference between transition metals and poor metals?
The hardness.
What is one key physical difference between transition metal and poor metals?
The hardness.
How does the hardness of the alkaline earth metals compared to the hardness of alkali metals?
Transition state metals include a wide variety of metals; they include iron, gold, and mercury which all have strikingly different properties (hard, soft, and liquid, for example). Nonetheless, a comparison can be made between the transition state metals and the alkali and alkaline earth metals; transition state metals are not as chemically active (some transition state metals are actually inert, such as platinum).
What are early transition metals?
Early transition metals are does starting at the beginning of the transition metals (i.e. Sc) and going through about d5 which would be Mn. These metals are less electron rich as compared to the so-called "late" transition metals and the chemistry of each is somewhat different and definitely unique. Hardness and softness of the each of these groups changes (see Hard Soft Acid Base Theory) as does the stable oxidation states and coordination numbers.
Does potassium have hardness?
No. Alkali metals such as sodium and potassium are not usually considered contributors to water hardness. The alkaline earth and transition metals (such as calcium and iron) are. Potassium itself is a very soft metal that can be easily cut with a steel knife.
Why transition metals have high boiling point?
Because the metallic bonds between their particles are very strong.
Why do transition metals share properties with other transition metals in their period?
The physical properties of transition metals are determined by their electron configurations. Most transition metals are hard solids with relatively high melting and boiling points. Differences in properties among transition metals are based on the ability of unpaired d electrons to move into the valence level. The more unpaired electrons in the d sublevel, the greater the hardness and the higher the melting and boiling points.
What is the properties of transition?
They have to properties of metals. Most have high melting and boiling points. They're excellent conductors of electricity.
Are transition metals better conductors than alkali metals?
transition metals
What group of elements are not included in the alien periodic table?
Transition metals
How is boron different from the transition metals?
Boron is a metalloid, not a metal. Transition metals are metals.
