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Explain the following:

The transition metals and many of their compounds act as good catalysts.

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Transition elements and their compounds shows good catalytic properties because:

(a) They have variable valencies and show multiple oxidation states and transition metals sometime form unstable intermediate compounds and provide a new path with lower activation energy for the reaction.

(b) In some cases transition elements provide a suitable surface for the reaction to take place.

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