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Brief Study On F-Block or Inner-Transition Elements: Lanthanides Actinides

The f-block or inner-transition elements have electrons entering the (n-2) energy level, with a general electronic configuration of (n-2)f1-14 (n-1)d0-1 ns2. These elements are divided into lanthanides and actinides based on whether the last electron enters the 4f or 5f orbital. Lanthanides, named after lanthanum, include 14 elements from cerium to lutetium, with a specific electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f1-14 5d0-1 6s2.

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Brief Study On F-Block or Inner-Transition Elements: Lanthanides Actinides

The f-block or inner-transition elements have electrons entering the (n-2) energy level, with a general electronic configuration of (n-2)f1-14 (n-1)d0-1 ns2. These elements are divided into lanthanides and actinides based on whether the last electron enters the 4f or 5f orbital. Lanthanides, named after lanthanum, include 14 elements from cerium to lutetium, with a specific electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f1-14 5d0-1 6s2.

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Brief Study on f-Block or Inner-Transition

Elements
 In the f-block elements or inner-transition elements the electron enters into
the anti-penultimate energy level i.e (n-2) energy level.
 The general electronic configuration of f-block element is (n-2)f1-14 (n-1)d0-
1
ns2

On the basis of the entrance of the last electron either into 4 f-orbital or 5
f-orbital, these elements are classified into two categories
called lanthanides and actinides respectively.

Lanthanides:
The name lanthanides comes from lanthanum (La, Z=57) because these
elements are closely related to lanthanum. This series included 14
elements from cerium (Z=58) to lutetium (Z=71).

Find the important features of lanthanides elements


 Electronic configuration of lanthanides

The general electronic configuration of lanthanide is [Xe] 4f1-14 5d0-1 6s2

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