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

A

4f and 5d levels being close in energies

B

The radioactive nature of actinoids

C

Actinoid contraction

D

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

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D
`5f,6d,7s` level having comparable energies. There is very less energy gap between them .
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