Transition elements are elements whose atoms have incomplete d-shells or whose atoms can give rise to cations with incomplete d-shells. Copper is a transition element because its atoms have an incomplete d-shell, whereas scandium and zinc are not as their atoms have fully filled d-shells. Chromium has the electronic configuration [Ar] 3d5 4s1 which disobeys the Aufbau principle due to the relatively small energy difference between the 3d and 4s orbitals. Dichromate(VI) ion is a powerful oxidizing agent in acidic solution, is orange in color, and can oxidize iodide to iodine in an ion-electron reaction. Transition metals have