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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryThe d and f-Block ElementsJEE Main

Lanthanide contraction is caused due to

Answer: (D)

Solution

The diffuse, radially extended -orbitals shield the nuclear charge poorly ("imperfect shielding"). As atomic number increases across the lanthanide

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