MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Which from following properties of lanthanoids is NOT true?

(A)These are bad conductors of heat and electricityCorrect
(B)These are soft metals
(C)Coordination number is usually greater than six
(D)These are strongly paramagnetic

Answer: (A)

Solution

Lanthanoids are silvery-white, soft metals that are good conductors of heat and electricity, so statement (A) is false and is the answer. (B) is true: they are soft metals (hardness increases slightly across

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