NEET2020Chemistryd and f Block ElementsActual
Identify the incorrect statement from the following:
Options
- AZirconium and Hafnium have identical radii of 160 pm and 159 pm , respectively as a consequence of lanthanoid
- Blanthanoid reveal only + 3 oxidation state.
- CThe lanthanoid ions other than the f 0 type and the f 14 type are all paramagnetic.
- DThe overall decrease in atomic and ionic radii from lanthanum to lutetium is called lanthanoid contraction.
Correct answer
B. lanthanoid reveal only + 3 oxidation state.
Step-by-step solution
lanthanoid shows general oxidation state + 3 but some elements can shows + 2 as well as + 4 . So the given option is wrong.