The lanthanides and actinides are part of the inner transition metals. Actinides are all radioactive, highly electropositive and tarnish readily in air. Lanthanides burn easily in air, have high melting and boiling points and are strong reducing agents.
Lanthanides and Actinides are placed separately as the properties of these elements is quite different from the elements in periodic table.
There are 15 lanthanides (from lanthanum to lutetium) and 15 actinides (from actinium to lawrencium) in the periodic table. These elements belong to the f-block of the periodic table and have unique properties due to their electron configurations.
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.
The lanthanides generally have higher densities than the actinides. This is because lanthanides are located in period 6 of the periodic table, where atomic size decreases from left to right, leading to higher densities. In contrast, actinides are located in period 7, where atomic size is larger and densities are lower on average.
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.
they are of two types lanthanides and actinides
Wht is the difference between Lanthanides and Actinides?
Lanthanides and Actinides are placed separately as the properties of these elements is quite different from the elements in periodic table.
Actinides and lanthanides lose electrons and form cations.
There are 15 lanthanides (from lanthanum to lutetium) and 15 actinides (from actinium to lawrencium) in the periodic table. These elements belong to the f-block of the periodic table and have unique properties due to their electron configurations.
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.
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describe the complex formation by lanthanides?
Mendeleev did not recognize lanthanides and actinides as separate groups because, at the time he developed his periodic table in the late 19th century, these elements had not yet been discovered or isolated. His periodic table was based on the atomic masses and properties of known elements, and the unique properties of lanthanides and actinides were not understood until later. Additionally, the placement of these elements in the periodic table became clearer only with the development of quantum mechanics and the understanding of electron configurations.
The densities of the lanthanides generally have less variability compared to the densities of the actinides. This is because the lanthanides are more similar in size and electronic structure, leading to more consistent densities. In contrast, the actinides exhibit larger variations in density due to differences in atomic structure and electron configurations.
Generally speaking, the lanthanides are naturally occurring and stable, although relatively uncommon. The actinides are naturally occurring through uranium; after that, they're synthetic, and all are unstable (radioactive.)
Lanthanides and actinides are placed below the periodic table because of their unique physical and chemical properties.