Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What causes actinoid contraction?
Advertisements
Solution
Actinoid contraction resulting from poor shielding by 5f electrons.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
How would you account for the following:
Actinoid contraction is greater than lanthanoid contraction.
Write on similarity between the chemistry of lanthanoids and actinoids.
With reference to structural variability and chemical reactivity, write the differences between lanthanoids and actinoids
Compare the chemistry of the actinoids with that of lanthanoids with reference to chemical reactivity.
Manganese in the +2 oxidation state is more stable than +3 oxidation state where as iron is stable at +3 oxidation state than +2 oxidation state. Explain why?
Actinoid series begins at ____________ and ends at ____________.
Which of the following properties is NOT of actinoids?
Which of the following actinoids show oxidation states upto +7?
(i) Am
(ii) Pu
(iii) U
(iv) Np
What is actinoid contraction?
Why do actinoids show variable oxidation states?
