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Transition Elements
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Definition
: Elements with partially filled d orbitals. They constitute groups 3-12 of the periodic table of elements.
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Examples
Cadmium
;
Chromium
;
Cobalt
;
Copper
;
Gold
;
Hafnium
;
Iridium
;
Iron
;
Lawrencium
;
Lutetium
;
Manganese
;
Mercury
;
Molybdenum
;
Nickel
;
Niobium
;
Osmium
;
Palladium
;
Platinum
;
Rhenium
;
Rhodium
;
Ruthenium
;
Scandium
;
Silver
;
Tantalum
;
Technetium
;
Titanium
;
Tungsten
;
Vanadium
;
Yttrium
;
Zinc
;
Zirconium
Other names
Elements, Transition