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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Exclusively Relativistic: Periodic Trends in the Melting and Boiling Points of Group 12
2021 · cited by 12
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.
2021 · cited by 7
This work investigates the melting and boiling points of Group 11 transition elements (coinage metals), highlighting relativistic influences and specific trend behaviors.