1: Electronic Configurations of outer orbitals of the Transition Elements
(ground state)
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The d- and f- Block Elements
The electronic configurations of outer orbitals of Zn, Cd, Hg and Cn
are represented by the general formula (n-1)d
10ns
2 The orbitals in
these elements are completely filled in the ground state as well as in
their common oxidation states Therefore, they are not regarded as
transition elements The d orbitals of the transition elements protrude to the periphery of
an atom more than the other orbitals (i