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Which element shows six different oxidation states due to its 5 unpaired d electrons?
Which element shows six different oxidation states due to its 5 unpaired d electrons?
What happens when transition elements lose one 4s electron?
What happens when transition elements lose one 4s electron?
What trend is observed in the atomic radii of the elements of the transition series from left to right?
What trend is observed in the atomic radii of the elements of the transition series from left to right?
What happens as the number of unpaired electrons in 3d orbitals increases?
What happens as the number of unpaired electrons in 3d orbitals increases?
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Why do d electrons offer smaller screening effect compared to other electrons?
Why do d electrons offer smaller screening effect compared to other electrons?
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What happens to the oxidation states of transition elements as the number of unpaired electrons in 3d orbitals increases?
What happens to the oxidation states of transition elements as the number of unpaired electrons in 3d orbitals increases?
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What happens to the atomic radii of transition elements as we move across a transition series from left to right?
What happens to the atomic radii of transition elements as we move across a transition series from left to right?
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Which element in the first transition series shows oxidation states from -2 to +7?
Which element in the first transition series shows oxidation states from -2 to +7?
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What happens when a transition element loses two 4s electrons?
What happens when a transition element loses two 4s electrons?
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Why do d electrons offer smaller screening effect compared to other electrons?
Why do d electrons offer smaller screening effect compared to other electrons?
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Match the following oxidation states with their corresponding electron loss:
Match the following oxidation states with their corresponding electron loss:
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Match the following elements with the number of oxidation states they show:
Match the following elements with the number of oxidation states they show:
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Match the following trends with the atomic radii of d block elements:
Match the following trends with the atomic radii of d block elements:
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