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Lanthanoid which is radioactive is:

1. Promethium

2. Europium

3. Plutonium

4. Neptunium

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From the following, which is the most basic hydroxide?

1. Ce(OH)3

2. Lu(OH)3

3. Yb(OH)3

4. Tb(OH)3

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The incorrect statement regarding the lanthanons is ;

1. Europium shows +2 oxidation state
2. The basicity decreases as the ionic radius decreases from Pr to Lu
3. All the lanthanons are much more reactive than aluminium
4. Ce (+4) solutions are widely used as oxidising agents in volumetric analysis
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The correct electronic configuration of Gadolinium(Atomic number = 64)  is :

1. [Xe]4f86d2                   

2. [Xe]4f95s1

3. [Xe]4f75d16s2                   

4. [Xe]4f65d26s2

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The electronic configurations of Eu (Atomic no. 63), Gd (Atomic no. 64), and Tb (Atomic no. 65) are, respectively:
1. [Xe] 4f5d6s2, [Xe]4f5d6s2, and [Xe] 4f6s2
2. [Xe] 4f5d6s2, [Xe] 4f75d1 6s2, and [Xe]4f5d6s2
3. [Xe] 4f6s2, [Xe]4f7 5d6s2, and [Xe] 4f9 6s2
4. [Xe] 4f6s2, (Xe]4f6s2, and [Xe]4f8 5d6s2
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