Question

scandium is a transition element. but zinc is not why?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Since scandium has incompletely filled d orbital in its ground state it is regarded as transition metal while zinc do not have incompletely filled d-orbital in either ground state or any of its oxidized state so it is not regarded as transition metal

Answer 2

Since scandium has incompletely filled d orbital in its ground state it is regarded as transition metal while zinc do not have incompletely filled d-orbital in either ground state or any of its oxidized state so it is not regarded as transition metal.

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