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A man made white silvery metal,radioactive innature has a strong tendency to form oxocations and complexes. It is used as nuclear fuel in atomic reactors. The metal is a

A

Lanthanide

B

Actinide

C

Transition metal representative element

D

S block element

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Actinides are man made and radioactive in nature. They are used in nuclear fuels and have a strong tendency to forms complexes.
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