8.29 The chemistry of the actinoid elements is not so smooth as that of the lanthanoids. Justify this statement by giving some examples from the oxidation state of these elements.
Lanthanoid primarily shows three oxidation states +2, +3, and +4 and out of these +3 is most common in lanthanoids. they show limited no. of oxidation states due to the large difference in energies of 4, 5 and 6 orbitals. But, actinoids shows large no. of oxidation state because they have comparable energy difference in 5,6 and 7 orbitals. For example and exhibits +3, +4, +5 and +6 oxidation states.