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  • Actinides are less magnetically active than lanthanides because:Option: 1 They have a smaller number of unpaired electrons.<div class='

Actinides are less magnetically active than lanthanides because:

Option: 1

They have a smaller number of unpaired electrons.


Option: 2

They have smaller size.


Option: 3

They are radioactive.


Option: 4

They have unfilled 5f orbitals.


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 Magnetic moments of actinides are significantly less than their theoretically predicated values because the electrons of actinides are less effectively shielded which result in quenching of the orbital contribution. 

 

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