What two first-row transition metals have unexpected electron configurations? A

Chapter 21, Problem 21.3

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What two first-row transition metals have unexpected electron configurations? A statement in the text says that first-row transition metal ions do not have 4s electrons. Why not? Why do transition metal ions often have several oxidation states, whereas representative metals generally have only one?

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