Question

can someone tell me why do transition elements behave the way they do?

Answer 1

because they have valence electrons—i.e., electrons that can participate in the formation of chemical bonds—in two shells instead of only one.

Answer 2

Here is your answer:

• Transition elements lies between the electro-positive and electro-negative elements of the Periodic Table.
• Elements have a small atomic radius.
• Thus they have high densities as the energy binding the atoms is high
• The elements also have high melting points.
• The other elements are different from the transition ones.
• It is because transition elements have many valenced electrons and they have different oxidation numbers when combined with different compounds.

An example is iron (Fe)

Hope it helps you:-)

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