Question

What type of lattices are possessed by transition elements?

Answer 1

1. Transition elements are all metals.
2. They have simple lattices which include:
   1. Hexagonal close packed (hcp),
   2. Cubic close-packed (ccp), and
   3. Body-centered cubic (bcc).
3. These lattice types are characteristic of true metals.

Hence, transition elements show hcp, ccp, or bcc lattices, typical for metallic elements