1) Transition elements are found in the d-block of the Periodic Table between Groups 2 and 13, but not all d-block elements are transition elements. 2) The chapter will focus on transition elements in the first row of the d-block, specifically titanium through copper, excluding scandium and zinc. 3) Transition metal atoms have their 4s subshell filled first and then electrons occupy the 3d subshell, though chromium and copper are exceptions with only one electron in the 4s subshell.