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2) Stability of the fully-filled orbitals

 d block elements donate electrons from

4s orbitals to form cations.

Example:

Zn : 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 10
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2
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Zn 2+ : 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 10
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