Why lanthanide show high oxidation state than actinide
Asked by ndevi1234 | 11th Mar, 2019, 05:30: AM
Expert Answer:
Actinides show a higher range of oxidation states than lanthanides:
Actinides show a variety of oxidation states from +3 to +6.
This is due to the very small energy gap between 5f, 6d and 7s subshells.
The energies are calculated on the basis of (n+1) rule.
Actinides show a variety of oxidation states from +3 to +6.
This is due to the very small energy gap between 5f, 6d and 7s subshells.
Answered by Varsha | 11th Mar, 2019, 11:14: AM
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