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The second and third rows of transition elements resemble each other much more than they resemble the first row. Explain why?

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The f-orbital contributes extraordinarily little to shielding, because of which the effective nuclear charge increases and the size decreases. Due to this the second and third row transition elements have similar atomic radii and resemble each other much more than the third-row elements.

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