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Zirconium and hafnium have almost the same atomic radius. Which effect causes this?
AActinoid contraction
BLanthanoid contraction
CInert pair effect
DDiagonal relationship
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lanthanoid contraction
Filling of 4f orbitals before the 5d series shrinks hafnium enough to cancel the expected size increase.
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