Valence electronic configuration of Zn, Cd and Hg is (n-1)d10ns2, do not show most of the properties of

Zn, Cd and Hg do not show properties of transition elements or s-block elements. Transition metals form a bridge between chemically active metals of s-block elements and the less active elements of group-l3 and 14 and thus take their familiar name 'transition elements'.