P8+-+Transition+Metals

= __Transition Metals__ =

__By: Meghan Rill and Emily Behnke__
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__Ten important transition metals that you should know:__
 * Titanium
 * Iron[[image:periodicTable.gif width="443" height="211" align="right" caption="Blue: Transition Metals"]]
 * Cobalt
 * Nickel
 * Copper
 * Zinc
 * Silver
 * Mercury
 * Gold
 * Rhodium

__Solid, Liquid, or Gas:__ Most of the elements in the Transition Metals category are solids but there are two exceptions, Hg (mercury) and Tc (technetium) which are liquids.

__Three Physical Properties of the Transition Metals group are:__
 * 1) Every metal is a white lustrous metal, except for copper.
 * 2) They have high melting points and high densities.
 * 3) They are all hard and good conductors of electricity.

__Three Chemical Properties of the Transition Metals group are:__
 * 1) Good oxidizers.
 * 2) Change color to show a chemical reaction.
 * 3) Low ionization energies.

__Three Interesting Facts about Transition Metals__:
 * 1) The Transition Metals react much less than the Alkali Metals.
 * 2) The only known metals that are magnetic are Transition Metals.
 * 3) Stainless steel is made by mostly Transition Metals.

__Two uses of Transition Metals:__
 * 1) One use is Mercury in a thermometer.
 * 2) One more use is Nickel in a battery.

__Sources__
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 * 2) O'Leary, Donal. "The Transition Metals." //The Transition Metals//. Hypertext. Web. 22 Oct. 2009. <[]>
 * 3) "Transition Metals - Properties of Element Groups." //Chemistry - Periodic Table, Chemistry Projects, and Chemistry Homework Help//. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <[]>
 * 4) Photograph. //Franks Web space//. Franks website, 2007. Web. 26 Oct. 2009. <[]>.