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Silver atom has completely-filled d-orbital `(4d^105 s^1)` in its ground state. How can you say- it is a transition element?

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In addition to the common oxidation state of `+1`, silver also shows `+2` oxidation state in some of its compounds. In the `+2` state, -the outer electronic configuration of Ag is `4d^2` and the cf-orbital is incompletely filled. ,So Ag is a transition metal.
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