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The D-And-f-Block Elements

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Why are Cd2+ salts white?

Solution

Transition element exhibit colour to d-d transition.
d-d transition will be possible only when d- subshell is not fully filled.
The electronic configuration of Cd2+ is 5d10 .
It means it has full filled d- subshell. thus there will be not d-d transition take place, so Cd2+ is white.

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Actinoid contraction is greater from element to element than lanthanoid contraction. Why?

On what ground can you say that scandium (Z = 21) is a transition element but zinc (Z = 30) is not?

The outer electronic configuration of copper is 3d10 4s1, yet it is considered transition element. Why?

Why the melting points of transition elements are high?

Why Zn, Cd and Hg are not regarded as transition elements?

Name the first element of 3rd transition series.

Though copper, silver and gold have completely filled sets of d-orbitals yet they are considered as transition metals. Why?

Why are transition elements so named?

Why are transition elements known as d-block elements?

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