The reason for greater range of oxidation states in actinoids is attributed to

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The reason for greater range of oxidation states in actinoids is attributed to (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

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Actinoids show more oxidation states (+ 2, + 3, + 4, + 6 etc.) as 5f, 6d, 7s have comparable energies.

Q. The reason for greater range of oxidation states in actinoids is attributed to

Actinoid contraction

5f, 6d and 7s levels having comparable energies

4f and 5d levels being close in energies

The radioactive nature of actinoids

Actinoids show more oxidation states (+ 2, + 3, + 4, + 6 etc.) as 5f, 6d, 7s have comparable energies.