Correct order of ionic radius : (A) Pr+3> Yb+3 > Nd+3 > Lu+3 (B) Pr+3 > Nd+3> Yb+3 > Lu+3 (C) Lut3 > Yb+3> Nd+3 > Pr+3 (D) Lu+> Yb+3 > Pr+3> Nd+3
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In periodic table, as we move from left to right in any period, the atomic and ionic radii decreases. This is due to the increase in a nuclear charge in a period.
Thus the correct order of ionic radii in Lanthanoid is:
Ionic radii order: Lu3+ <y3+ <Eu3+ <La3+
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