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Author: Raymond Chang Dr., Kenneth Goldsby Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.1QP

What distinguishes a transition metal from a representative metal?

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The transition metal from a representative metal (main group metals) has to be distinguished.

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The transition metals have various oxidation states (ranges from +3to+7), whereas the main group elements have definite oxidation states.  Main group elements share their electrons to form a covalent bonding.  Transition metals either have incompletely filled d-subshells or ions forms with incompletely filled d-subshells.

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