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The actinoids exhibit more number of oxidation states in general than the lanthanoids. This is becauseA. The actinoids are more reactive than the lanthanoidsB. The `5f` orbitals exhibit farther from the lanthanoids.C. The `5f` orbital are more buried than `4f` orbitalsD. There is a similarity between `4f` and `5f` orbitals in their angular part of the wave function

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The distance between the nucleus and `5f` orbital(actinides) is more than the distance between the nucleus and `4f` orvbitals (lanthanides). Hence the hold of nucleus on valence electron decrease in actinides. For this statement-2 the actinoids exhibit more number of oxidation states in general.


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