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2014Part IIIQ14. Why do Zr and Hf exhibit similar properties? What is theoutermosı electronic configuration ofthese elenents?19

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Zr and Hf exhibit similar propertiesdue to lanthanoid contraction. Electrons present in f subshell didn'tdogood shielding due to which with the increasing atomic number or increasing effective nuclear charge size gets constricted and size of Halfenium and Zirconium becomes almost equal.



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