Same periods as the ones next to them (ie. 4-7). Called 'transition metals', has no group number.
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inner transition elements are those who have their last 3 shells incompletely filled. The f block elements have their last 3 shells incompletly filled . That is why they are also called as inner transition elements. what different between inner transition and outer transition elements
This statement is incorrect. Inner transition elements are a subset of transition elements, and they refer specifically to the lanthanides and actinides series. There are more transition elements (d-block elements) than inner transition elements in the periodic table.
The outer transition elements in the periodic table are located in the f-block and include the lanthanides (elements 57-71) and actinides (elements 89-103). They are sometimes referred to as the inner transition elements, as they have valence electrons in the f-orbitals.
Lanthanides are called inner transition elements because they fill the 4f orbitals, which are part of the inner electron shell transition metals. These elements are also characterized by the gradual filling of the 4f subshell across the lanthanide series.
The f-block elements (lanthanides and actinides, the two rows at the bottom of the periodic table) are known as inner transition elements