BRAINCAKEProperties of Transition Metals
The transition elements are d-block elements that form at least one stable ion with an incomplete d sub-shell. Across the first row, from titanium to copper, they share a set of characteristic properties.
Like other metals they are good conductors of heat and electricity. They have relatively high densities and high melting and boiling points compared with the s-block metals, because many 4s and 3d electrons are delocalised, giving strong metallic bonding.
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