Why Zinc is not really considered as member of the transition metals? Question Why Zinc is not really considered as member of the transition metals? in progress 0 Chemistry Khang Minh 3 years 2021-08-18T07:11:36+00:00 2021-08-18T07:11:36+00:00 1 Answers 2 views 0
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The definition of a transition metal is that it must have an incompleted sub-level in one or more of its oxidation states. As zinc has a completed sub-level at all oxidative states, so it can’t be considered a transition metal.