alleryStart learning →Which elements are not treated as transition elements because their ions have a filled d10 shell?
AFe, Co and Ni
BZn, Cd and Hg
CCu, Ag and Au
DSc, Y and La
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Zn, Cd and Hg
Zn, Cd and Hg have d10 both in the ground state and in the common +2 state, so they lack an incomplete d subshell.
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