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

Mitch:
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.

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