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Identify the incorrect statement from the following

Option: 1

Lanthanoids reveal only +3 oxidation state.


Option: 2

The lanthanoids ions other than the f^{0} type and f^{14} type all paramagnetic.


Option: 3

The overall decrease in atomic and ionic radii from lanthanum to lutetium is called lanthanoid contraction.


Option: 4

Zirconium and Hafnium have identical radii of 160 pm and 159 pm, respectively as a consequence of lanthanoid contraction.


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Lanthanoids can show oxidation states of +2, +3 as well as +4.

Hence the correct option is option 1.

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