Question

ComParison between lanthanides and actinides?

Answer 1

lanthanides

• lanthanides is a set of elements in the periodic table with amotic number 57 to 71

• fill electrons up to 4f sub-orbitals

• except promethium, other are not radioactive.

•show maximum oxidation state +4

actinides

• actinides is a set of elements in the periodic table with amotic number ranging from 90 to 103.

• fill electrons up to 5f sub-orbitals

• all the actinides are radioactive

• show +3 +4 +5 +6 and +7 oxidation state