Chemistry, asked by gautam823, 1 year ago

why do transition elements show variable Oxidation State

Anonymous: They have partially filled d orbitals

Anonymous: thus at the excitation , the electrons get unpaired and shift into the d orbital

Anonymous: but zinc has full filled d orbital that is d10 thus is not a transition element

gautam823: thanks

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Transition elements can have different oxidation states. Most of the elements show variable oxidation states. The reason being when transition metals form compounds, the electrons present in ns and (n-1)d orbitals can participate in bonding due to almost similar energies.

zameerabbas196: great

Answered by zameerabbas196

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because the valence electrons have similar energies so that's why 1,2 so on can take part in bonding depending on circumstances

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