Respuesta :

4s orbital has a lower energy than the 3d,so it fills next.
which fits with the chemistry of potassium & calcium and the entire period

Final answer is > 3d

Explanation:

Transition metals are defined as the metals that have incompletely filled d-orbital in their ground state or stable oxidation state.

General electronic configuration of transition metals is [tex]ns^{1-2} (n - 1)d^{1-10}[/tex].

The transition elements which are present in period 4 are scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc.

Thus, we can conclude that the filling of d-orbital is represented by the transition metals in period 4.