The melting point of transition metals is high because:

of interatomic hydrogen bond formation.

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of interatomic metallic bond formation.

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of their ability to form ionic bonds

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All of the above.

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Solution

The correct option is B of interatomic metallic bond formation.
Melting point of transition metal is high because of the involvement of greater number of electrons from $(n - 1) d$ in addition to the $n s$ electrons in the interatomic metallic bonding.
Generally, greater the number of unpaired electrons, higher is the melting point.

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