NEETChemistryPeriodic Table and PeriodicityMCQ+4 / −1
Decrease in size from left to right in actinoid series is greater and gradual than that in lanthanoid series due to
- A5f orbitals have greater shielding effect
- B4f orbitals are penultimate
- C4f orbitals have greater shielding effect
- D5f orbitals have poor shielding effect
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Correct answer: D
Due to more diffused nature of 5f orbitals as compared to 4f orbitals the shielding effect of 5f is poor, resulting in the decrease in size from left to right in actinoid series which is greater and gradual than that in lanthanoid series.
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