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The reason for greater range of oxidation states in actinoids is attributed to
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Q. The reason for greater range of oxidation states in actinoids is attributed to
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A
Actinoid contraction
B
5f, 6d and 7s levels having comparable energies
C
4f and 5d levels being close in energies
D
The radioactive nature of actinoids
Solution:
Actinoids show more oxidation states (+ 2, + 3, + 4, + 6 etc.) as 5f, 6d, 7s have comparable energies.