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The D-And-f-Block Elements

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Why do Zr and Hf exhibit similar properties?

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Zr and Hf exhibit similar properties due to lanthanoid contraction. Electrons present in f subshell didn't do 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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Which is a stronger reducing agent Cr²⁺ or Fe²⁺ and why?

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Actinoid contraction is greater from element to element than lanthanoid contraction. Why?

On what ground can you say that scandium (Z = 21) is a transition element but zinc (Z = 30) is not?

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Why Zn, Cd and Hg are not regarded as transition elements?

Name the first element of 3rd transition series.

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