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Zinc and mercury do not show variable valency like d-block elements because
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Q. Zinc and mercury do not show variable valency like d-block elements because
MP PMT
MP PMT 2000
The d-and f-Block Elements
A
They are soft
7%
B
Their shells are complete
61%
C
They have only two electrons in the outermostshell
18%
D
Their d-shells are incomplete
14%
Solution:
Zinc and mercury donot show variable oxidation state (or valency) like other d-block elements, because their d-subshell is fully filled or complete