Inorganic Chemistry

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Which pair of elements has nearly identical atomic and ionic radii due to lanthanoid contraction?

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Answer: (B) ZrZr and HfHf

Due to lanthanoid contraction, 4d4d element ZrZr (160 pm160\,\text{pm}) and 5d5d element HfHf (159 pm159\,\text{pm}) have nearly identical radii.

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