The subshell in which the last electron enters decides the block to which an element belongs.
In group 1 and group 2 elements, the last electron is filled in the s...
The general outer electronic configuration of the d-block elements is ns0-2 (n-1)d1-10 while the general outer electronic configuration of the f-block elements is ns2 (n-1)d0-1 (n-2)f1-14.
d-Block elements:
d-Block contains elements from group 3 to group 12.
It is present in the middle of the modern periodic table.
They are also known as transition elements.
The last electron in the...
d-block (transition) elements and f-block (inner transition) elements exhibit very small change in atomic radii.
Therefore, the transition and inner transition elements belonging to the individual series have similar chemical properties.
Their...