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Why d block metals show variable oxidation state ?

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Variability of oxidation states , a characteristic of transition elements is due to incomplete filling of d orbitals in such a way that their oxidation states differ from each other by unity e.g. , `V^(II),V^(III),V^(IV),V^(v)`.
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