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How will you account for the following?(a) Actinoids exhibit more number of oxidation states than lanthanoides. (b) Atomic radii of second and third transition series elements are almost identical. |
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Answer» (a) As in actinoids the outer electrons are less firmly held, they are easily available for bonding. (b) due to lanthanoid contraction. |
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