transition element in English

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          "text": "Some examples of transition elements are zinc and iron and they have variable oxidation states."
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        "A transition element is a metallic element in the periodic table that has an incomplete d-orbital shell. The elements in the group have similar properties and are found in the middle of the periodic table."
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"transition element" meaning in English

Noun