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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Inorganic: D and F Block Elements

Question:

The correct order of ionic radii of \(Y^{3+}, La^{3+}, Eu^{3+}\) and \(Lu^{3+}\) is:

Options:

\(Lu^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < La^{3+} < Y^{3+}\)

\(La^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < Lu^{3+} < Y^{3+}\)

\(Y^{3+} < La^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < Lu^{3+}\)

\(Y^{3+} < Lu^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < La^{3+}\)

Correct Answer:

\(Y^{3+} < Lu^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < La^{3+}\)

Explanation:

The correct answer is (4), \(Y^{3+} < Lu^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < La^{3+}\)

The ionic radii of the lanthanide ions decrease as the atomic number increases. This is due to the lanthanide contraction, which is a decrease in the size of the lanthanide ions due to the increasing nuclear charge.

Yttrium is not a lanthanide element, but it has similar chemical properties. The ionic radius of Y3+ is slightly larger than the ionic radii of the lanthanide ions.

Therefore, the order of the ionic radii of \(Y^{3+}, La^{3+}, Eu^{3+},\) and \(Lu^{3+}\) is:\(Y^{3+} < Lu^{3+} < Eu^{3+} < La^{3+}\)