{"id":4,"count":38,"description":"Any of the metallic elements within Groups 3 to 12 in the Periodic Table that have an incomplete inner electron shell and that serve as transitional links between the most and the least electropositive in a series of elements.\r\n\r\nThey are characterized by multiple valences, colored compounds, and the ability to form stable complex ions. Also called transition metal. An element whose atom has an incomplete d sub-shell, or which can give rise to cations with an incomplete d sub-shell.\r\n\r\n[table id=3 \/]","link":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/metals\/transition-metals\/","name":"Transition Metals","slug":"transition-metals","taxonomy":"category","parent":12,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/4"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/12"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechemicalelements.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}