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Cat Links Inorganic chemistry

Writing the electron configuration for a transition metal

Posted on May 13, 2024February 10, 2026 Sarah Parkes

The transition metals are d-block elements (Groups 3-12 of the Periodic Table) whose atoms have a partially filled d-orbital or

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Atomic orbitals, sub-orbitals and electron configurations

Posted on April 20, 2022November 25, 2025 Sarah Parkes

At GCSE we learnt that electrons are arranged in shells or energy levels around a central nucleus – the first

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