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Lanthanides and Actinides

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Date
1.

The lanthanides were firstly discovered in_________

a)

USA

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Russia

d)

Arab World

2.

Lanthanide series, a series of metallic elements, included in the rare-earth metals , in _________ of the periodic table

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 3

d)

Group 5

3.

The light rare earth elements are

a)

Ce-Yb

b)

La-Gd

c)

Tb-Lu

d)

Pr-Lu

4.

1. The electronic configuration of Tb (Z = 65) is

a)

[Xe] 4f9 6s2

b)

[Xe] 4f8 5d1 5s2

c)

[Xe] 4f11

d)

[Xe] 4f14

5.

Which of the following lanthanide ions are stable in water?

a)

Sm2+

b)

Ce4+

c)

Pr3

d)

Tb4

6.

Which of the following lanthanides is used in Laser technology?

a)

Y

b)

Nd

c)

Lu

d)

La

7.

Ion size of lanthanide is _____

a)

Increase from La-Lu

b)

Decrease from Lu-La

c)

Decrease from La-Lu

d)

Increase from Ac-Th

8.

Smallest atomic radius of lanthanide is

a)

Sm2+

b)

Sm3+

c)

Tm3+

d)

Tm2+

9.

The geometry of nine-coordinate system is

a)

Tricapped trigonal prismatic

b)

Octahedral

c)

Square antiprismatic

d)

Dodecahedral

10.

What is the most stable ligand chelating a lanthanide?

a)

EDTA

b)

H2O

c)

Oxalate

d)

pyridine

11.

What is the geometry of the following lanthanide complex?

a)

Trigonal planar

b)

Bent

c)

Square antiprismatic

d)

Dodecahedral

12.

What is the coordination number of Ln[N(SiMe3)2]3

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

13.

Which is the top export of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds?

a)

USA

b)

Sweden

c)

China

d)

Japan

14.

Which of the following lanthanides are used in MRI technology?

a)

Gd

b)

Ge

c)

La

d)

Ce