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Silver atom has completely filled d-orbitals (4d^(10)) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element ? |
| Answer» Solution :The outer electronic configuration of Ag (Z = 47) is `4d^(10)5S^(1)`. In addition to +1, it SHOWS an OXIDATION state of +2 also. In +2 oxidation state, the configuration is `d^(9)`, i.e., the d-subshell is incompletely filled. Hence, it is a transition ELEMENT. | |