Which of the following is a characteristic of transition metals?
Correct Answer: Transition metals form colored compounds.
- Step 1: Understand what transition metals are. They are elements found in the d-block of the periodic table, specifically groups 3 to 12.
- Step 2: Learn about electron configuration. Transition metals have partially filled d-orbitals.
- Step 3: Know that when light hits these metals, electrons can move between different energy levels in the d-orbitals.
- Step 4: This movement of electrons is called d-d electron transitions.
- Step 5: When these transitions occur, they can absorb certain wavelengths of light, which results in the formation of colored compounds.
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