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Successive oxidation states of a transition element differ by one unit, and those of a p-block element by two. This is mainly because
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The d- and f-Block Elements › Lanthanoids and Actinoids (f-Block)
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Successive oxidation states of a transition element differ by one unit, and those of a p-block element by two. This is mainly because
transition elements have no electron in the outer shell
d electrons are held too tightly to be lost one at a time
the
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electrons have nearly the same energy and can be lost one at a time
every transition element has an unpaired
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electron
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