Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

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Ag has a completely filled 4dorbital (4d¹⁰5s¹) in its ground state. Now, silver displays two oxidation states (+1 and +2). In the +1 oxidation state, an electron is removed from thes-orboital. However, in the +2 oxidation state, an electron is removed from thed-orbital. Thus, thed-orbital now becomes incomplete (4d⁹). Hence, it is a transition element.

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Sumit

Silver being a metal can loose its outershell electron but it's its configuration is 4d10 4s1 which is highly stable however it can loose two electrons to under go bonding so that can exist in 4d9 partial ddorbital  configuration. That's why silver is considered as transition metal...

 

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Dear student,

Please find the answer to the question.

 

Ag has a completely filled 4d orbital (4d¹⁰5s¹) in its ground state.

Now, silver displays two oxidation states (+1 and +2).

In the +1 oxidation state, an electron is removed from the s-orboital.

However, in the +2 oxidation state, an electron is removed from the d-orbital.

Thus, the d-orbital now becomes incomplete (4d⁹).

Hence, it is a transition element.

 

Hope it helps.

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Kushagra