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Also Known As	d-block element • transition element

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A color-coded periodic table of the elements displays each element's symbol and atomic number, with categories such as alkali metals, noble gases, halogens, transition metals, and actinoid elements distinguished by different background colors.

shapes of d orbitals

negative charges arranged around a positively charged ion

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