Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: D and F Block Elements

Question:

Which transition metal is Synthetic here?

Options:

Mo

Fe

Tc

Pm

Correct Answer:

Tc

Explanation:

The answer is (3), Tc.

Technetium (Tc) is the only synthetic transition metal. It is not found naturally on Earth, and it was first synthesized in the laboratory in 1937.

The other transition metals, molybdenum (Mo), iron (Fe), and phosphorus (P), are all naturally occurring elements.

Here is a table of the synthetic transition metals:

Metal

Symbol

Atomic number

Discovery year

Technetium

Tc

43

1937

Promethium

Pm

61

1945

Einsteinium

Es

99

1952

Fermium

Fm

100

1953

Mendelevium

Md

101

1955

Nobelium

No

102

1958

Lawrencium

Lr

103

1961