why lanthanides are renamed as lathanoids?
Asked by pspratimasingh588 | 3rd Jul, 2010, 07:02: AM
Expert Answer:
Lanthanides are renamed as Lanthanoid as the suffix "-ide" generally indicates negative ions whereas the suffix "-oid" indicates similarity to one of the members of the containing family of elements. Lanthanoids are chemically similar to each other.
Lanthanides are renamed as Lanthanoid as the suffix "-ide" generally indicates negative ions whereas the suffix "-oid" indicates similarity to one of the members of the containing family of elements. Lanthanoids are chemically similar to each other.
Answered by | 17th Jul, 2010, 10:58: AM
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