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Zinc is not considered as a transition metal because

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a

It has no unpaired d-electrons both in elemental and in ionic state

b

It is not known to form alloys

c

It is paramagnetic

d

It has white shade

answer is C.

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  • Transition metals are those metals that are partially filled with d-orbitals.
  • 'Zn' is not considered as the transition metal because it has completely filled d-orbitals.
  • The electronic configuration of Zinc is [Ar]3d104s2.
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Zinc is not considered as a transition metal because