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D-block
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This article is about a class of chemical elements. For the rap group, see
D-Block .
The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d-orbital . The d-block elements are often also known as transition metals .
Although Lutetium and Lawrencium are in the d-block, they are not considered transition metals but lanthanide and actinide according to IUPAC .[1] Group 12 elements are also in the d-block but are considered post-transition metals [2] if their d-subshell is completely filled.[1]
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