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  1. Transition metal | Definition, Properties, Elements, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 11, 2025 · The relative locations of the transition metals in the periodic table and their chemical and physical properties can best be understood by considering their electronic structures and the way in …

  2. Transition metal - Elements, Series, Properties | Britannica

    Nov 11, 2025 · Transition metal - Elements, Series, Properties: Although the transition metals have many general chemical similarities, each one has a detailed chemistry of its own.

  3. Manganese | Uses, Facts, & Compounds | Britannica

    Nov 12, 2025 · The relative locations of the transition metals in the periodic table and their chemical and physical properties can best be understood by considering their electronic structures and the way in …

  4. Transition metal - Discovery, Properties, Uses | Britannica

    Nov 11, 2025 · Some of the most important and useful transition metals have very low crustal abundances—e.g., tungsten, platinum, gold, and silver. Four of the regular transition metals were …

  5. Technetium | Radioactive, Synthetic, Transition Metal | Britannica

    Technetium, chemical element, synthetic radioactive metal of Group 7 (VIIb) of the periodic table, the first element to be artificially produced.

  6. Rhenium | Chemical Element, Alloying Agent | Britannica

    rhenium (Re), chemical element, a very rare metal of Group 7 (VIIb) of the periodic table and one of the densest elements. Predicted by the Russian chemist Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1869) as …

  7. Periodic table - Elements, Groups, Blocks | Britannica

    Oct 27, 2025 · The periodic table of the elements contains all of the chemical elements that have been discovered or made; they are arranged, in the order of their atomic numbers, in seven horizontal …

  8. Vanadium | Facts, Industrial, Medical, & Automotive Applications ...

    Oct 14, 2025 · The relative locations of the transition metals in the periodic table and their chemical and physical properties can best be understood by considering their electronic structures and the way in …

  9. Titanium | Element, Meaning, Symbol, Density, Properties, Uses, & Facts ...

    Nov 21, 2025 · Titanium, chemical element, a silvery gray metal of Group 4 (IVb) of the periodic table. It is a lightweight, high-strength, low-corrosion structural metal and is used in alloy form for parts in …

  10. Metal | Definition, Characteristics, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · Approximately three-quarters of all known chemical elements are metals. The most abundant varieties in the Earth’s crust are aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and …