The Transition Elements Flashcards
1
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What are the transition elements?
A
Scandium. Titanium. Vanadium. Iron. Copper. Zinc. Platinum. Gold. Silver. Iridium. Meitnerium. Nickel. Cadmium. Cobalt. Chromium. Yttrium. Palladium. Rutherfordium. Osmium. Tantalum. Actinium. Dubnium.
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What are the physical properties of the transition elements?
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Good conductors of electricity and thermal energy.
They are hard and strong.
They have high densities.
They have high melting points (with the exception of mercury/Hg- which is a liquid at room temperature.