The noble character of platinum and gold is favoured by high enthalpies of sublimation, high ionization energies and low enthalpies of solvation. 15. Which one of the following is a d-block element ? (a) Gd (b) Hs (c) Es (d) Cs The elements in which the valence shell electrons enter into the d-orbital are known as the transition elements or d-block elements. Such elements can be determined from the valence shell configuration of elements. In Gadolinium valence shell electrons enter in the 4f orbital. It is an f-block or i
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