Application of d- & f- block elements

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Application of d- & f- block elements:-

1. Iron and steel used in construction,as catalyst in Haber’s process

2. CrO2 is used in magnetic tapes

3. Ni is in hydrogenation

4. W (Tunguston) in making electrical filament

5. AgBr in photography

6. Cu , Ag, Au are coinage metals

7. Pt is catalyst in manufacture of HNO3

8. V2O5 is catalyst in contact process

9. Titanium is in nuclear reactions.

10. PdCl2 is in Wacker’s process.


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