Periodic Table: Transition Metals



Across
2. Found between titanium and chromium on the Periodic Table
5. Transition metal historically heavily used in plumbing
6. Symbol Au
8. Atomic number 78
13. This anhydrous transition metal chloride changes from blue to pink when water is added
14. Atomic mass 261
15. Symbol W
16. Electron configuration [Kr] 4d5 5s1
17. Trace mineral essential for the immune system
20. Electron shell arrangement [2, 8, 18, 18, 1]
   
Down
1. Group 12 transition metal between zinc and mercury
3. Used in thermometers
4. First transition metal, smallest atomic mass
7. Transition metals often exist in a variety of differently colored compounds due to various ... states
9. Transition metals are found between Group 2 and Group ... on the Periodic Table
10. 5 cents coin transition metal
11. Steel is an alloy of carbon and the transition metal ...
12. Atomic number of manganese
18. Symbol Fe
19. Named for its many-colored compounds, exists in the oxidation states of -2 to +6