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Transition metals have a high melting point due to the contribution of the 4s and 3d electrons to form the mobile charge cloud leading to a very strong metallic bonding which requires more energy to break thus high melting point. Due to the very close packing structure of transition metals where each atom has 12 nearest neigbours; small atomic size and hence high mass per unit volume and a high density.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoTransition metals are hard because electrons can come from more shells then their outer shell. this means they have far more electrons available for bonding and so very strong metallic bonds are formed.
A substance is a solid if the atoms are held together, basically strong metallic bonds mean atoms are packed & held tightly to one another. i keep wanting to type metallica insted of metallc :P
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∙ 12y agoBecause the atoms are tightly packed and they just kind of vibrate to move.
Liquids are more spread out, gases are really more spread out.
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∙ 8y agoTransition metals are hard. Iron, copper, silver and gold are important transition metals. Most of them can also conduct electricity.
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∙ 14y agoThey form colored solutions
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What kind of crystalline solid nickel?
Nickel is a metallic solid in the group of transition metals.
What kind of crystalline solid is nickel?
Nickel is a metallic solid in the group of transition metals.
What are some examples of hard solid metals?
what are some examples of hard metals
What group of elements are not included in the alien periodic table?
Transition metals
Group 3-12 contain metals known as?
elements in groups 3-12 are transition metals
What kind of crystalline solid nickel?
Nickel is a metallic solid in the group of transition metals.
What kind of crystalline solid is nickel?
Nickel is a metallic solid in the group of transition metals.
What family does gold belong to?
the solid family/rock/metal it belongs to the transition metal familyit is an answerGold is a member of the transition metals and the noble metals
Is Ni a gas liquid or a solid?
it belongs to the transition metals so, I would say it is a SOLID.
What are some examples of hard solid metals?
what are some examples of hard metals
Properties of transition elements at room tempertature?
Transition elements are ALL solid metals except for mercury (80Hg) which is a liquid.
How do the properties of the transition element compare with those of the alkali metals and alkaline-earth 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).
How does the kentchin metal look?
They are silvery and hard like all transition metals
Non-solid metallic elements?
Metals can be solid or liquid. Through Melting Phase Transition, the solid metal will change its state from solid to liquid. Through Freezing Phase Transition, the liquid metal will change its state from liquid to solid.
What phase of matter is rhenium?
Rhenium is a transition metal. Like all of the transition metals except for mercury, rhenium is a solid at room temperature. It melts into a liquid at 3459 kelvin.
Are transition metals better conductors than alkali metals?
transition metals
What group of elements are not included in the alien periodic table?
Transition metals
