Given below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: Size of Bk³? ion is less than Np³? ion.
Reason R: The above is a consequence of the lanthanoid contraction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: Size of Bk³? ion is less than Np³? ion.
Reason R: The above is a consequence of the lanthanoid contraction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The size of the Bk³? ion is less than the Np³? ion because Berkelium (Bk) lies beyond Neptunium (Np) in the actinoid series, and the size variation here is because of the actinoid contraction.
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