What is lanthanide contraction? How would you account for it? What are its important consequences?
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(i) Basicity of ions: Due to lanthanide contraction, the size of Ln3+ ions decreases regularly with increase in atomic number. According to Fajan's rule, decrease in size of Ln3+ ions increase the covalent character and decrease the basic character between LnP3+ and OH− ion in Ln(OH)3.
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The decrease in size of lanthanide ion due to increase in atomic no.is known as lanthanide contraction.
consequences of lanthanide contraction. hard to seprate the lanthanides .
Increase in electronegativity.
Increase in ionisation energy.
Ability of complex formation decreases
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