Physical properties of d-block elements
Physical properties of d-block elements Key points: The properties of the d metals are largely derived from their electronic structure, with the strength of metallic bonding peaking at Group 6; the lanthanide contraction is responsible for some of the anomalous behaviour of the metals in the 5d series. The d block of the periodic table contains the metals most important to modern society. It contains the immensely strong and light titanium, the major components of most steels ( Fe, Cr, Mn, Mo ), the highly electrically conducting copper, the malleable gold and platinum , and the very dense osmium and iridium . To a large extent these properties derive from the nature of the metallic bonding that binds the atoms together. Generally speaking, the same band structure is present for all the d-block metals and arises from the overlap of the (n 1)s orbitals to give an s band and of the nd orbitals to give a d band. The principal differences between the metals is...
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