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What are interstitial compounds? Why are such compounds well known for transition metals?
What are interstitial compounds? Why are such compounds well known for transition metals?
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Transition metals are large in size and contain lots of interstitial sites. Transition elements can trap atoms of other elements (that have small atomic size), such as H, C, N, in the interstitial sites of their crystal lattices. The resulting compounds are called interstitial compounds.
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Properties of D Block Elements
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- Formation of complex compounds- Ligands show a binding behavior and can form so many stable complexes with the help of transition metals. This property is mainly due to:
- Availability of vacant d orbitals.
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