Transition elements possess characteristic melting and boiling point trends

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Transition elements exhibit clear periodic trends in their melting and boiling points, which are often heavily influenced by relativistic effects.

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The retrieved papers include studies specifically investigating melting and boiling point trends across groups of transition elements (such as Group 11 and Group 12), analyzing relativistic effects and thermodynamic characteristics. The evidence supports the claim that these elements possess characteristic trends in their phase transition temperatures.

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Exclusively Relativistic: Periodic Trends in the Melting and Boiling Points of Group 12

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J. Mewes, P. Schwerdtfeger. Exclusively Relativistic: Periodic Trends in the Melting and Boiling Points of Group 12. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202100486

This study calculates the melting and boiling points of Group 12 transition elements using relativistic first-principles simulations, demonstrating clear periodic trends.

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It's Complicated: On Relativistic Effects and Periodic Trends in the Melting and Boiling Points of the Group 11 Coinage Metals.

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Sarah Löffelsender, P. Schwerdtfeger, S. Grimme, J. Mewes. It's Complicated: On Relativistic Effects and Periodic Trends in the Melting and Boiling Points of the Group 11 Coinage Metals.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c10881

This work investigates the melting and boiling points of Group 11 transition elements (coinage metals), highlighting relativistic influences and specific trend behaviors.

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