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Chemistry and Properties of Lanthanides by Mohit is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the lanthanide series of elements. It describes their electronic configuration, oxidation states, and lanthanide contraction - where the ionic radii of lanthanide ions decreases steadily from cerium to lutetium due to poor shielding of 4f electrons and increasing nuclear charge. This contraction leads to consequences like decreasing basicity of lanthanide hydroxides and difficulty separating lanthanide elements due to their similar properties.
- Author
- Mohit
- Language
- EN