Transition elements from the left side of the periodic table are generally found as
A)sulfides because they tend to give up bonding electrons and form crystals with high lattice energies with sulfur.
B)sulfides because their electronegativities favor formation of covalent bonds with the polarizable sulfide anion.
C)oxides because they tend to give up bonding electrons and form crystals with high lattice energies with oxygen.
D)oxides because oxygen, with its high electronegativity, forms strong covalent bonds with them.
E)the uncombined elements, because they are noble metals.

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Transition elements from the left side of the periodic table tend to form oxides because they readily give up electrons to form strong ionic bonds with oxygen, resulting in compounds with high lattice energies.

Transition Elements from the Left Side of the Periodic Table