The noble gas configuration for a transition metal is ____ valence electrons.
A)2
B)6
C)8
D)10
E)18

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A transition metal typically has a partially filled d subshell, which means it can have varying numbers of valence electrons. However, when a transition metal has the noble gas configuration, it means that all its inner shells are completely filled and it has a full d subshell. This corresponds to a total of 18 valence electrons, which is the number of electrons in the noble gas element found in the same period as the transition metal.

The Noble Gas Configuration for a Transition Metal Is ____