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A transition metal cation is always formed by removing the last electron that was placed in an orbital.
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 The multiple common ions that exist for some transition metal atoms (like ferrous and ferric ions) can be explained if the parent atom is diamagnetic.
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 The multiple common ions that exist for some transition metal atoms (like ferrous and ferric ions) can be explained if the parent atom is paramagnetic.
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 Transition metal atoms can be paramagnetic if they have unpaired electron(s).
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11 years ago
Transition metals have variable number of electrons on d-orbitals (that is why sometimes they are called d-elements). They can have paired and unpaired electrons, so the last statement is true.
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11 years ago
Transition metal atoms can be paramagnetic if they have unpaired electron(s).

This sentence is TRUE for the transition metals
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