8.18 What are the characteristics of the transition elements and why are they called transition elements? Which of the d-block elements may not be regarded as the transition elements? 

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8.18 Transition elements are those elements in which the atoms or ions (in stable oxidation state) contain partially filled d-orbital. These elements in the d-block show a transition of properties between s-block and p-block. Therefore, these are called transition elements. Elements such as Zn, Cd,

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