Transition Metals

The elements belonging to d-block are metals. The d-block elements are classified into four transition series. These 4 series corresponds the filling of 3d, 4d, 5d and 6d orbitals. 

 The series of elements, that are formed by filling the 3d, 4d and 5d shells of electrons, comprise the d-block elements. They are often called as transition elements because their position in the periodic table is between s-block and p-block elements. Their properties are transitional between the highly reactive metallic elements of the s-block, which form ionic compounds and elements of p-block which form covalent compounds. In s and p blocks electrons add to the last shell, in d-block electrons are added to the penultimate shell. Typically the transition elements have an incompletely filled d level. The zinc group has d¹⁰ configuration and compounds of these elements show some differences from other transition elements. The elements make up three complete rows of ten elements and an incomplete fourth row. The position of the incomplete fourth series is discussed along with the f-block elements.

First transition series

This is also called as 3d series which corresponds the filling of 3d orbital. It starts from scandium whose atomic number is 21 and includes 10 elements till zinc whose atomic number is 30. 

First transition series (or) 3d series