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Explain the following observation :
(i) Transition elements generally form coloured compounds.
(ii) Zinc is not regaded as a transition element.

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(i) Because the energy of excitation of an electron in d-orbital corresponds to the visible region.
(ii) Because Zn has completely filled do orbitals `(3d^(10)).
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