Why Are Compounds of Most of the First-Row Transition Metals

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Essay

Why are compounds of most of the first-row transition metals colored?

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Definitions:

Colored Silhouette

A form of artwork that uses outlines to depict figures or objects, filled with solid colors, creating a stark contrast with the background.

Relief

In sculpture, figures projecting from a background of which they are part. The degree of relief is designated high, low (bas), or sunken. In the last, the artist cuts the design into the surface so that the highest projecting parts of the image are no higher than the surface itself. See also repoussé.

Incised

Cut or engraved into a surface with sharp tools, a technique used in various forms of artwork and decoration.

Paleolithic Cave

Prehistoric caves inhabited or used by early humans, notable for containing some of the earliest known cave paintings and artifacts.