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Inorganic Chemistry - F Block Elements
Inorganic Chemistry - F Block Elements
1. Arrange Ce3+, La3+, Pm3+ and Yb3+ in increasing order of their ionic radius [AIEEE-2002]
(1) Yb3+ < Pm3+ < Ce3+ < La3+ (2) Ce3+ > Yb3+ < Pm3+ < La3+
(3) Yb3+ > Pm3+ < La3+ < Ce3+ (4) Pm3+ < La3+ < Ce3+ > Yb3+
3. The radius of La3+ is 1.06Å, which of the following given values will be closest to the radius of
Lu3+ (At no. of Lu = 71, La = 57) [AIEEE-2003]
(1) 1.6 Å (2) 1.4 Å (3) 1.06 Å (4) 0.85 Å
7. Larger number of oxidation states are exhibited by the actinoids than those by the
lanthanoids, the MAIN reason being [AIEEE-2008]
(1) 4f orbitals more diffused than the 5f orbitals
(2) lesser energy difference between 5f and 6d than between 4f and 5d orbitals
(3) more energy difference between 5f and 6d than between 4f and 5d orbitals
(4) more reactive nature of the actinides than the lanthanides
12. The highest possible oxidation states of uranium and plutonium, respectively, are:
[JEE(Main)-2019]
(1) 6 and 4 (2) 7 and 6 (3) 4 and 6 (4) 6 and 7
13. The electronic configurations of bivalent europium and trivalent cerium are
(atomic number : Xe = 54, Ce = 58, Eu = 63) [JEE(Main)-2020]
(1) [Xe] 4f4 and [Xe] 4f9 (2) [Xe] 4f7 and [Xe] 4f1
(3) [Xe] 4f7 6s2 and [Xe] 4f2 6s2 (4) [Xe] 4f2 and [Xe] 4f7
14. Which one of the following lanthanoids does not form MO2? [JEE(Main)-2021]
[M is lanthanoid metal]
(1) Nd (2) Yb (3) Dy (4) Pr
17. Cerium (IV) has a noble gas configuration. Which of the following is correct statement about
it?
(1) It will not prefer to undergo redox reactions. [JEE(Main)-2022]
(2) It will prefer to gain electron and act as an oxidizing agent
(3) It will prefer to give away an electron and behave as reducing agent
(4) It acts as both, oxidizing and reducing agent.
18. The most common oxidation state of Lanthanoid elements is + 3. Which of the following is
likely to deviate easily from+ 3 oxidation state? [JEE(Main)-2022]
(1) Ce (At. No. 58) (2) La (At. No. 57) (3) Lu (At. No. 71) (4) Gd (At. No. 64)
19.
(Given: Atomic no. Eu, 63; Sm, 62; Tm, 69; Tb, 65; Yb, 70; Dy, 66] [JEE(Main)-2022]
(1) Eu2+ and Tm2+ (2) Sm2+ and Tm3+
(3) Tb4+ and Yb2+ (4) Dy3+ and Yb3+
20. Which one of the lanthanoids given below is the most stable in divalent form?
[JEE(Main)-2022]
(1) Ce (Atomic Number 58) (2) Sm (Atomic Number 62)
(3) Eu (Atomic Number 63) (4) Yb (Atomic Number 70)
ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (2)
8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (4) 11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (2)
15. (4) 16 (4) 17. (2) 18. (1) 19. (3) 20. (3) 21. (4)