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प्रश्न
Account for the following:
Zn, Cd and Hg are soft metals.
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उत्तर
Zn, Cd and Hg are soft metals due to absence of any unpaired electrons resulting weak metal-metal bonding.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define lanthanoid contraction.
What are the different oxidation states exhibited by the lanthanoids?
What is meant by Lanthanide contraction? Write the general electronic configuration of inner transition elements.
What is the action of the following on lanthanoids?
a. water
b. Sulphur, heat
c. nitrogen, heat
Although +3 is the characteristic oxidation state for lanthanoids but cerium also shows +4 oxidation state because:
(i) it has variable ionisation enthalpy
(ii) it has a tendency to attain noble gas configuration
(iii) it has a tendency to attain f 0 configuration
(iv) it resembles Pb4+
Match the property given in Column I with the element given in Column II.
| Column I (Property) | Column II (Element) | |
| (i) | Lanthanoid which shows +4 oxidation state |
(a) Pm |
| (ii) | Lanthanoid which can show +2 oxidation state |
(b) Ce |
| (iii) | Radioactive lanthanoid | (c) Lu |
| (iv) | Lanthanoid which has 4f7 electronic configuration in +3 oxidation state |
(d) Eu |
| (v) | Lanthanoid which has 4f14 electronic configuration in +3 oxidation state |
(e) Gd |
| (f) Dy |
On the basis of Lanthanoid contraction, explain the following:
Trends in the stability of oxo salts of lanthanoids from \[\ce{La}\] to \[\ce{Lu}\].
How would you account for the following:
There is a greater range of oxidation states among the actinoids than among the lanthanides.
Which of the following pairs has the same ionic size?
The pair of lanthanoid ions which are diamagnetic is:
