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Because of lanthanoid contraction, which of the following pairs of elements have nearly same atomic radii? (Numbers in the parenthesis are atomic numbers).

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Due to lanthanoid contraction (poor screening effect caused by inner d and f orbitals electrons due to their deeper inside location) atomic radii of Zr and Hf is almost similar.
Zr = 159 pm, Hf = 156 pm

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