#d-f-block

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Nisha Verma12thSample· 27d ago
Why is Zn not a transition element though it sits in the d-block? NCERT definition and copper confuse me
Boards revision for d and f block and I've hit a wall with one definition. NCERT says transition elements are those which have incomplete d subshell either in neutral atom or in their ions. Fine. Then it says Zn, Cd, Hg
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Tanvi Deshmukh12thSample· 1mo ago
Actinoids show so many oxidation states but lanthanoids mostly +3, is that only because 5f differs from 4f?
I'm making my lanthanoid vs actinoid comparison table obviously with colours!! and I got stuck on the oxidation state row. NCERT says lanthanoids mostly show +3, with +2 and +4 only in a few cases, while actinoids show a
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