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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 3–12 of the [[periodic table]], that is the '''d 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 3–12 of the [[periodic table]], that is the '''d block'''.<ref name="RedBook">{{RedBook2005|pages=51–52}}.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:15, 25 December 2010
"Transition element" redirects here. For inner transition element, see f block.
A transition metal or transition element[Note 1] is an element from any of groups 3–12 of the periodic table, that is the d block.[1]
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ 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>.
Further reading
- Jensen, William B. The Place of Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury in the Periodic Table. J. Chem. Educ. 2003, 80 (8), 952–61. DOI: 10.1021/ed080p952.
- Bury, Charles R. Langmuir's theory of the arrangement of electrons in atoms and molecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1921, 43 (7), 1602–9. DOI: 10.1021/ja01440a023.
- Davies, Mansel C. R. Bury, L. Vegard, and the electronic interpretation of the periodic table. A note. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 1990, 41 (2), 185–87. DOI: 10.1007/BF00411865.
- Davies, Mansel C. R. Bury: His contributions to physical chemistry. J. Chem. Educ. 1986, 63 (9), 741. DOI: 10.1021/ed063p741.
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