The lanthanides are elements 57-71 and are inserted after barium (Ba) on the Periodic Table. The actinides are elements 89-103 and are inserted after radium (Ra) on the periodic table.
The reason they are there is because of the filling of electron orbitals in the atoms of the elements. There are four known orbitals, the s, p, d, and f orbitals. The lanthanide and actinide blocks are the result of electrons being inserted into the f orbitals.
The lanthanides and actinides belong in periods six and seven, but are moved down to the bottom so that the table isn't awkwardly long.
Lanthanides ans actinides are placed under the periodic table; the motivation is of aesthetic nature.
At the bottom of the Periodic Table
Lanthanides (elements with atomic number 57-71) and actinides (elements with atomic number 89 to 103) are placed at the bottom of the periodic table.
They are the two rows placed at the bottom of the periodic table. The first row is called lanthanides and the second is called actinides. They are also known as f-block elements as the electrons are added in the f-orbitals.
The Lanthanides and the Actinides.
LAnthanides and actinides
Lanthanides and Actinides are placed separately as the properties of these elements is quite different from the elements in periodic table.
Rare Earth elements or lanthanides are placed in the period 6 of the periodic table of Mendeleev. Actinoids are placed in the period 7 of the periodic table of Mendeleev.
they are not placed from elements 57-70.
Lanthanides and actinides are placed below the periodic table because of their unique physical and chemical properties.
At the bottom of the Periodic Table
The periodic table of elements is a chart that organizes the elements and emphasizes their shared traits and commonalities. All the known elements and their atomic number are on the periodic table.
Lanthanides (elements with atomic number 57-71) and actinides (elements with atomic number 89 to 103) are placed at the bottom of the periodic table.
f block elements (lanthanides and actinides) are placed below the periodic table
Lanthanides and Actinides.
Lanthanides and Actinides probably
f-block elements (lanthanides and actinides)
The Lanthanides and the Actinides have been moved in the periodic table simply to save space. --PainRain