Which elements are known transition metals?
Elements of the periodic table are classified in four categories 1.Main group element 2.transition metals 3.lantanides 4. Actinides, in the other words we can say that the periodic table has 4 blocks namely as s, p, d, and f out of these the d block elements are basically known as the transition metals, transition elements are named transition because their properties lie between s and p block elements of the periodic table.