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Why do the transition elements have higher boiling & melting points ?

Because of having larger number of unpaired electrons in their atoms, they have stronger interatomic interaction and hence stronger bonding between atoms. Hence strong metallic bonds between the atoms of these elements attribute to their high melting point and boiling point.

KEY CONCEPTS FOR TRANSPORTATION IN HUMANS (NEET/11th)

  BLOOD ➖The blood is responsible to transport food, oxygen, and waste materials in human bodies. ➖Blood usually consists of a fluid medium known as plasma where the cells remain suspended. ➖Plasma is responsible to transport food, carbon dioxide, and nitrogenous wastes in dissolved form. ➖However, oxygen is carried by the red blood cells. ➖Many other substances such as salts, are also transported by the blood. A HUMAN HEART ➖The heart is one of the most significant muscular organs of a human body. ➖As both the oxygen and the carbon dioxide get transported by the blood; so, to avoid the oxygen-rich blood from mixing with the blood containing carbon dioxide, the heart has different chambers. ➖Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs comes to the thin-walled upper chamber of the heart on the left, i.e. the left atrium (see the image given above). ➖When it is collecting the blood, the left atrium relaxes; however, while the next chamber, i.e. the left ventricle expands, then it (l...

KEY CONCEPTS FOR GENETIC TERMINOLOGY (BIO - NEET/11th/12th)

▪️ Allele➖An alternative form of a gene ▪️ morph➖A silent gene ▪️ Angelman syndrome➖a rare genetically inherited form of mental retardation ▪️ Autosome➖Synonymous with somatic chromosomes ▪️ Chimera➖An exceptionally rare person composed of the cells derived from different zygotes ▪️ Chromosome➖Rod-shaped or thread-like structures located within the cell nucleus that carry genes encoded by DNA ▪️ Cloned gene➖A recombinant DNA molecule along with the gene of interest ▪️ Consanguinity➖Having a common ancestor, i.e., blood relations ▪️ Crossing over➖The exchange of genetic material between a pair of homologous chromosomes ▪️ Cross-pollination➖Mating of two genetically different plants (but of the same species). ▪️ Dizygotic twins➖Twins produced from two separate ova, which are separately fertilized ▪️ Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)➖Composed of nucleic acids, DNA encodes the genes that facilitate genetic information to be passed to offspring. ▪️ Evolution➖Genetic change in a popula...