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The chemistry of the actinoid elements is not so smooth as that of the lanthanoid. Justify this statement by giving some example from the oxidation state of these elements

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Lanthanoids show limited number if oxidation state ,`viz,+2,+3` and `+4`(out of which+3 is most common). This is because of large energy gap between `4f,5d` and `6s` subshells, the dominant state of actinoids is also +3 but they show a number of other oxidation states also ,e.g. uranium `(Z=92)` and plutonium `(Z=94)`, show+3+4+5 and +6 neptunium `(Z=94)` show +3+4+5 and +7 etc. this is due to small energy difference between 5f 6d and 7s subshell of the actinoids
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  • Oxidation state of zero group elements is

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