Why do transition elements have a greater tendency to form interstitial compounds?

  • A
    Presence of interstitial sites (voids) in the crystal lattice
  • B
    They have reducing property
  • C
    They have low ionization enthalpy
  • D
    They have the same atomic size

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$B$. $V^{2+}$$II$. $0.00$
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$D$. $Sc^{3+}$$IV$. $2.84$

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