Question
Download Solution PDF_______ is not a transition metal.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Np.
- Np is not a transition metal.
Key Points
- D-Block
- It comprises 10 groups (3 to 12).
- These elements are called transition elements.
- General electronic configuration of d-block elements is (n–1)d1-10 ns0-2
- Hg, Zn, Cu, Sc etc. are d-block elements but not the transition elements.
- Neptunium (Np) is not a d-block element.
- It is a radioactive chemical element of the actinoid series of the periodic table.
- The atomic number of Np is 93.
- The element was named after the planet Neptune.
- Zirconium (Zr), Technetium (Tc) and Rhenium (Re) are all transition elements.
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