Difference between revisions of "Transition metal"

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↑ IUPAC prefers the term "transition element",^[1] but the term "transition metal" is more commonly used. As all the transition elements are also metals, there is no risk of any ambiguity.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry; IUPAC Recommendations 2005; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2005; pp 51–52. ISBN 0-85404-438-8, <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/rbook/Red_Book_2005.pdf>.

See also the corresponding article on Wikipedia.

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-A '''transition metal''' or '''transition element'''{{#tag:ref|IUPAC prefers the term "transition element",<ref name="RedBook/> but the term "transition metal" is more commonly used. As all the transition elements are also [[metal]]s, there is no risk of any ambiguity.|group="Note"}} is an [[Chemical element|element]] from any of groups&nbsp;3–12 of the [[periodic table]], that is the '''d&nbsp;block'''.<ref name="RedBook">{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref>
+A '''transition metal''' or '''transition element'''{{#tag:ref|IUPAC prefers the term "transition element",<ref name="RedBook"/> but the term "transition metal" is more commonly used. As all the transition elements are also [[metal]]s, there is no risk of any ambiguity.|group="Note"}} is an [[Chemical element|element]] from any of groups&nbsp;3–12 of the [[periodic table]], that is the '''d&nbsp;block'''.<ref name="RedBook">{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref>
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