TRANSITION METAL (TRANSITION ELEMENT; OUTER TRANSITION ELEMENT)


Meaning of TRANSITION METAL (TRANSITION ELEMENT; OUTER TRANSITION ELEMENT) in English

An element with an incomplete d subshell. Elements which have common cations with incomplete d subshells are also considered transition metals. Elements with incomplete f subshells are sometimes called "inner transition elements".

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.