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Transition metal, an Uncommon card
In chemistry, a transition metal is a chemical element in the d-block of the periodic table, though the elements of group 12 are sometimes excluded.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Transition metal quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Transition metal card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They are lustrous metals with good electrical and thermal ______.
Answer
conductivity. They are lustrous metals with good electrical and thermal conductivity. From the Transition metal article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Transition metal. Transition metal 74 · Horticulture 70 · Volume 67 · Gneiss 64 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. Solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 1,300,000 · Wavelength 200,000 · Transition metal 140,000 · Volume 110,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The lanthanide and actinide elements are called inner transition metals and are sometimes considered to be transition metals as well.
- They are lustrous metals with good electrical and thermal conductivity.
- Most are hard and strong, and have high melting and boiling temperatures.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Transition metal article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Transition metal
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Transition metal (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Double sharp , based on File:Simple Periodic Table Chart-en.svg by User:Offnfopt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
