1. Review/Background Using your textbook and/or the internet, choose 2 transition metal elements. Do not choose what your lab partner has chosen! For each element, answer parts a-e: a. Identify name and origin of name. b. Identify the ground state electron configuration for the neutral atom and state whether it is paramagnetic or diamagnetic. c. Identify the common ion charges for the element. d. Pick one ion and write the electronic configuration for that species. e. Find one important mineral source and one important application/use. 2. The +2 oxidation state is common for almost all of the transition metals. Suggest an explanation. 3. Explain the lanthanide contraction, and describe how it effects the properties of the transition- metal elements