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Why do metals in the 5d transition series (for example, Pt, Au, Ir etc) not corrode?

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5d-metals have very high ionization energy values due to lanthanide contraction, so they do not corrode.
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  7. Why is the radius of aluminium and gallium almost similar?

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  8. Why do noble gases have comparatively large atomic sizes?

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  9. Why does phosphorous has higher ionization enthalpy than sulphur?

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  11. What will be the downward trend of ionization energy in group 13?

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  12. Why are the electron affinities of alkaline earth metals nearly zero?

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  13. Why does S^(-) ion not accept the second electron readily?

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  14. Why phosphorous has higher electron affinity than nitrogen?

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  15. Sodium (11) belongs to which group and period of periodic table.

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  18. Lithium (3) belongs to which group and period of periodic table.

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  20. Fluorine (9) belongs to which group and period of periodic table.

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