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transition metal
subject			fact

transition metal	is a kind of metallic element
	is a kind of column grouped element
column grouped element	has group a column number in the table of the elements
element	is a part of Universe
	has synonym atom
particle	obeys uncertainty principle
	has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength
	has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum
	has charge
	has mass
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

Kinds of transition metal :

• cadmium (6 facts)
• chromium (9 kinds, 172 facts) (Cr, ⁷S₃ in ground state) - hard, blue-white metal which resists oxidation in air, can be polished to a high shine
• cobalt (7 kinds, 166 facts) (Co, ⁴F_9/2 in ground state) - lustrous, silvery-blue, hard metal which is also ferromagnetic. Cobalt 60 is an important radioisotope
• copper (5 facts)
• gold (6 facts)
• hafnium (4 facts)
• inner transition metal (59 kinds, 422 facts)
• iridium (3 facts)
• iron (8 kinds, 175 facts) (Fe, ⁵D₄ in ground state, ferrum = iron from Latin) - lustrous, silvery and soft or workable metal when absolutely pure
• manganese (5 kinds, 142 facts) (Mn, ⁶S_5/2 in ground state) - hard, brittle, silvery metal
• mercury (5 facts)
• molybdenum (5 facts)
• nickel (11 kinds, 190 facts) (Ni, ³F₄ in ground state) - corrosion resistant, silvery-white, lustrous, malleable and ductile metal
• niobium (4 facts)
• osmium (2 facts)
• palladium (5 facts)
• platinum (6 facts)
• rhenium (4 facts)
• rhodium (2 facts)
• ruthenium (2 facts)
• scandium (5 facts)
• silver (6 facts)
• tantalum (4 facts)
• technetium (3 facts)
• titanium (7 kinds, 153 facts) (Ti, ³F₂ in ground state) - hard, lustrous, silvery metal which resists corrosion due to an oxide layer on its surface
• tungsten (4 facts)
• vanadium (5 kinds, 141 facts) (V, ⁴F_3/2 in ground state) - shiny, silvery metal, soft when pure. Resists corrosion due to a protective film of oxide
• yttrium (4 facts)
• zinc (6 facts)
• zirconium (4 facts)

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