Which of the following is a transition element?

Match the following aspects with the respective metal.

Aspects	Metal
$a$. The metal which reveals a maximum number of oxidation states	$i$. Scandium
$b$. The metal although placed in $3d$ block is considered not as a transition element	$ii$. Copper
$c$. The metal which does not exhibit variable oxidation states	$iii$. Manganese
$d$. The metal which in $+1$ oxidation state in aqueous solution undergoes disproportionation	$iv$. Zinc

Select the correct option.

Which of the following pairs has the same size?

Which one of the following properties is not a property of transition elements?

Number of paramagnetic ions among the following $d$- and $f$-block metal ions is . . . . . . . $Mn^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Yb^{2+}$, $Sc^{3+}$, $La^{3+}$, $Gd^{3+}$, $Lu^{3+}$, $Ti^{4+}$, $Ce^{4+}$. (Atomic number of $Mn = 25$, $Cu = 29$, $Zn = 30$, $Yb = 70$, $Sc = 21$, $La = 57$, $Gd = 64$, $Lu = 71$, $Ti = 22$, $Ce = 58$)

$d$-block elements form alloys easily because......