8.1 Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d 10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element? 

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8.1 The elements which have partially filled d or f subshells in any common oxidation state are called as the transition elements. Silver (the Atomic number is 47 and electronic configuration is [Kr] 4d105s1) has a completely filled 4d orbital in its ground state but has two oxidation states (+1, +2

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