Chemistry (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 22 - Questions and Problems - Page 1003: 22.2

Answer

Zinc has a full d-orbital shell as an element and ion

Work Step by Step

Zinc has a full d-orbital as an element and when it is Zn2+. Since Zinc always has a full d-orbital shell as an element and ion it does not match the definition of a transition metal.
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