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Zn is not consider as transition element. Explain why ?

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Zinc (Z = 30) has the configuration 3d104s2. It does not have partially filled d-subshell in its elementry form or in commonly occuring oxidation state (Zn2+ = 3d10). Therefore, it is not regarded as transition element.

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