Shell: d-block . .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. The d-block consists of elements in Groups 3 to 12. The valence electrons of these elements are in the d-shell. This shell holds at most 10 electrons, and has an azimuthal quantum number of 2. The "d" stands for "diffuse". 21 Sc Scandium 22 Ti Titanium 23 V Vanadium 24 Cr Chromium 25 Mn Manganese 26 Fe Iron 27 Co Cobalt 28 Ni Nickel 29 Cu Copper 30 Zn Zinc 39 Y Yttrium 40 Zr Zirconium 41 Nb Niobium 42 Mo Molybdenum 43 Tc Technetium 44 Ru Ruthenium 45 Rh Rhodium 46 Pd Palladium 47 Ag Silver 48 Cd Cadmium 72 Hf Hafnium 73 Ta Tantalum 74 W Tungsten 75 Re Rhenium 76 Os Osmium 77 Ir Iridium 78 Pt Platinum 79 Au Gold 80 Hg Mercury 104 Rf Rutherfordium 105 Db Dubnium 106 Sg Seaborgium 107 Bh Bohrium 108 Hs Hassium 109 Mt Meitnerium 110 Ds Darmstadtium 111 Rg Roentgenium 112 Cn Copernicium