alleryStart learning →The steady decrease in ionic radii from La to Lu is called
Alanthanoid contraction
Blanthanoid expansion
Cinert pair effect
Ddiagonal effect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. lanthanoid contraction
Poor shielding by 4f electrons raises effective nuclear charge along the series and shrinks the ions.
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