Classificaion of Scandium and Zinc are not transitional metal base on their general chemistry and properties

Introduction The three series of elements situated in the periodic table following the alkaline earth metals are described as transition metal; this term is sometime extended to include the lanthanide and actinide elements. There position in the periodic table is between the s-block and p-block elements, their properties are transitional between the highly reactive metallic elements in the s-block, which typically form ionic compounds, and the elements of the p-block, which are largely covalent. In …

…colour also depends on the number of ligands and the shape of the complex. The classification that Sc and Zn are not class as transitional elements is correct, however they do show some limited characteristics to that of transitional element. Source: Concise inorganic chemistry (5th edition) J.D. Lee Chemistry of the elements (2nd edition) N.N Greenwood and A. Earnshaw Advanced inorganic Chemistry (5th edition) Cotton and Wilkinson ~ 2,101 words limited: 1500<X<2000 words