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Hf and Zr occur together in nature and their separation is difficult because

Option: 1

Small size of both the metals.


Option: 2

Similar reactivity of the metals.


Option: 3

Similar size of both the metals.


Option: 4

All of the above.


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The almost identical radii of Zr (160 pm) and Hf (159 pm), a consequence of the lanthanoid contraction, account for their occurrence together in nature and for the difficulty faced in their separation.

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