JEE Main 2002 Chemistry question

ChemistryThe d and f-Block ElementsJEE Main 2002

Arrange , , and in increasing order of their ionic radii

Answer: (1)

Solution

Due to lanthanide contraction, the radii of ions decrease steadily with increasing atomic number: La (57) > Ce (58) > Pm (61) > Yb

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