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Question
Why Zinc is not regarded as a transition element?
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Solution
Zinc is not a transition element because its electrical structure lacks partially full d or f orbitals. Transition elements exhibit partially filled d orbitals in their common oxidation state. Zinc's electrical configuration is [Ar]3d104s2, with all d orbitals filled.
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