why do Zr and Hf shows similar
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Zr and Hf exhibit similar properties due to lanthanoid contraction. Electrons present in f subshell didn'tdo good shielding due to which with the increasing atomic number or increasing effective nuclear charge size gets constricted and size of Halfenium and Zirconium becomes almost equal.
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