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Published on: August 12, 2026
Amongst the following metals, which has highest melting point ?
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B
High melting point of Cr is attributed to the involvement of greater number of electrons from (n – 1) d i.e. 5 in addition to the ns i.e. 1 electrons in the interatomic metallic bonding.
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