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Title: Transition metals
Post by: Kitty Kat on October 15, 2004, 07:19:17 AM

Can some1 explain to me why transition metals have more than one oxidation state?

Title: Re:Transition metals
Post by: Mitch on October 15, 2004, 01:43:28 PM

The electons in the s-orbital can come off more easily in the transition metals so you can generate + and 2+ cations easily, now explaining the higher charges is a bit more trickier.