Is Copernicium a transition metal?

Asked Jul 28 '21 at 10:54

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Zinc, cadmium, mercury and copernicium belong to the group 12 of the periodic table. In my textbook , it is mentioned that zinc, cadmium and mercury are d-block elements, but not transition metals. But there is nothing mentioned about copernicium regarding this. This makes me wonder if there is a specific reason why Cn has been left out.

So, is Cn a transition metal? Also, if it is, could anyone please explain why is it so?

asked Jul 28 '21 at 10:54

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Copernicium may be newer than the textbook. So the textbook didn't know about it. – Oscar Lanzi Jul 28 '21 at 23:22
Classified as a transition metal, Copernicium is a expected to be a solid at room temperature. – fahabccs Sep 16 '22 at 17:01
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Does this answer your question? How many transition elements are there? – Nilay Ghosh Sep 17 '22 at 05:34

Is Copernicium a transition metal?

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