D-block (for diffuse) elements consist of the transition metals (group 3-12 on the periodic table) in which the outermost electron shell is the D orbital. D-block elements form at least one stable ion with an incompletely filled electron subshell.
... David Barsamian[?]. It was first published in the UK by Pluto Press[?] in 1996.
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Introduction
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