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What is the reason behind the high melting points of transition metals?
Chemistryd and f Block ElementsNEET
Options:
  • A Greater involvement of ns electrons
  • B Greater involvement of (n-1)d electrons
  • C Strong interatomic repulsion
  • D Low number of valence electrons
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Greater involvement of (n-1)d electrons
The the high melting points of transition metals are attributed to the involvement of a greater number of electrons from (n-1)d in addition to the ns electrons in the interatomic metallic bonding.

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